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113th  Field  Artillery 


'          History  of  the         x 

113th  Field  Artillery 

30th  Division 

Published  by 

The^History^Committee  of  113th  F.  A. 
RaleiSh,  N.  C. 

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Copyright  1920 
A.  L.  Fletcher 
Raleigh,  N.  C. 


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Insignia  of  Organizations  With  Which  the  113th  F.  A.  Served 


1st  Army 


Army  of  Occupation 


2d  Army 


THE  VICTORY  MEDAL 


The  Victory  Medal  will  be  awarded  to  all  persons  who  served  on 
active  duty  in  the  army  of  the  United  States  at  any  time  between 
April  6,  1917  and  November  11,  1918,  provided  that  their  service 
was  honorable.  The  ribbon  of  the  medal  will  bear  clasps  indicating 
the  service  of  the  individual.  Members  of  the  One  Hundred  and 
Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  will  be  entitled  to  four  such  clasps,  and 
to  four  stars  on  the  service  ribbon,  when  worn  without  the  medal. 
These  are  as  follows:  Service  in  the  First  Army  Area  between 
August  30,  1918  and  November  11,  1918;  the  St.  Mihiel  Offensive, 
September  12,  1918  to  September  16,  1918;  the  Meuse-Argonne 
Offensive,  September  26,  1918  to  November  11,  1918;  service  in  the 
Second  Army  Area  between  October  12,  1918  and  November  11, 
1918. 

The  battle-flag  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth,  now  in  the 
Hall  of  History  at  Raleigh,  N.  C,  bears  ribbons  denoting  honorable 
service  in  these  various  offensives,  awarded  by  General  Pershing, 
Commander-in-Chief  of  the  A.  E.  F.,  and  officially  bestowed  by 
Brigadier  General  Samuel  L.  Faison,  commanding  the  Thirtieth 
Division,  on  April  16,  1919,  at  Charlotte,  N.  C. 


INTRODUCTION 

THIS  brief  history  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery 
has  been  written  under  difficulties.  Owing  to  the  fact  that  he  held 
an  exacting  and  extremely  difficult  job  that  required  his  undivided 
attention  for  every  working  hour  of  the  day,  the  Historian  was 
able  to  give  to  the  history  only  such  spare  time  as  could  be  found  in  the 
evenings  and  on  holidays.  Because  of  this  it  has  taken  a  long  time  to  finish 
the  work. 

While  the  regiment  was  at  Le  Mans,  France,  it  was  decided  to  raise 
a  fund  for  the  publication  of  a  history  of  the  regiment  and  a  History 
Committee  was  selected,  composed  of  the  following: 

Colonel  Albert  L.  Cox,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Sidney  C.  Chambers,  Major 
L.  P.  McLendon,  Captain  Robert  P.  Beaman,  Chaplain  B.  R.  Lacy,  Jr., 
Captain  Kenneth  M.  Hardison,  Regimental  Sergeant  Major  Kenneth  J. 
Nixon,  Battalion  Sergeant  Major  Marvin  M.  Capps,  Sergeant  George 
Graham  and  Sergeant  Liston  L.  Mallard. 

On  June  1,  1919,  the  Committee  selected  Captain  A.  L.  Fletcher,  of 
Raleigh,  N.  C,  to  write  the  book,  officially  bestowed  upon  him  the  title 
of  "Historian"  and  turned  over  to  him  such  records,  pictures  and  mis- 
cellaneous papers  as  had  been  collected. 

It  has  not  been  easy  to  "write  up  to"  this  regiment  of  ours.  The 
Historian  knows  that  he  has  not  done  it  justice  and  no  one  knows  better 
than  he  how  far  short  he  has  fallen  in  the  effort  to  do  it  justice. 

There  has  been  no  effort  to  write  a  solemn,  ponderous  chronological 
history  modeled  after  the  text-book  variety  of  history.  The  reader  will 
find  the  book  written,  rather,  in  newspaper  style,  or  in  something  approach- 
ing that.  In  telling  the  story  the  Historian  has  adhered  strictly  to  the 
cardinal  rules  of  the  newspaper  game  and  has  sought  to  exaggerate 
nothing,  to  write  nothing  in  malice,  and  to  be  fair  to  everybody. 

There  will  be  many  who  will  criticise.  Among  these  will  be  some  who 
did  all  they  could  to  help  the  Historian  to  make  the  book  what  it  should 
}  /e  been,  and  it  is  their  right  to  criticise  if  they  so  desire.  There  will 
others — and  they  will  be  in  the  majority — who  have  no  right  to  utter 
jrd  of  complaint,  for  they  were  called  upon  for  help  and  they  would 
not  help.  It  was  always  so.  Good  as  the  regiment  was,  it  was  not  perfect, 
for  this  element  existed  throughout  the  regiment's  history.  They  kept 
hands-off  when  others  were  blazing  new  trails,  or  undertaking  new  things, 
never  lending  a  hand  to  help  and  never  putting  in  a  friendly  word,  but 
they  were  wonderfully  free  with  criticism,  condemnation  and  censure  after- 
wards. This  paragraph  is  to  remind  them,  when  they  are  holding  a  post- 
mortem on  this  little  history  of  their  regiment,  that  they  were  asked  to 
help  make  it  a  history  worthy  of  the  regiment  and  they  would  not. 

The  Historian  desires,  also,  to  forestall  those  who  would  lay  blame 
for  the  shortcomings  of  the  book  upon  The  History  Committee.   This  com- 


mittee  was  composed  of  busy  men,  who  had  businesses  to  rebuild  after 
discharge  from  the  service,  obligations  of  all  sorts  to  meet  and  important 
things  to  do  all  the  time.  They  could  not  meet  often  and  they  could  not 
spare  time  to  supervise  the  work.  Consequently,  they  were  forced  to 
leave  it  to  the  Historian  and  he  accepts  entire  responsibility  for  it  and 
offers  himself  as  a  target  for  whatever  brickbats  may  be  hurled. 

The  Historian  desires  to  make  grateful  acknowledgment  of  the  assist- 
ance given  by  Chaplain  Lacy,  Captain  Beaman,  Major  McLendon,  Sergeant 
George  Graham,  Sergeant  Liston  L.  Mallard,  and  others  who  helped  by 
contributing  pictures,  maps  and  other  material  for  the  book.  Elsewhere 
in  the  book  will  be  found  various  special  articles,  among  these  being : 

"An  Appreciation  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth,"  by  Lieutenant 
Jacques  J.  L.  Popelin,  of  the  French  army;  "Carryings-On  About  Carrying 
On,"  by  Sergeant  George  Graham,  of  Headquarters  Company,  the  "regi- 
mental humorist" ;  "A  Brief  Story  of  the  Operations  of  the  Thirtieth 
Division  in  Belgium  and  France,"  and  individual  battery  and  company 
sketches,  some  of  them  written  by  the  organization  commanders  and  signed 
by  them  and  others  prepared  by  the  Historian  from  sketches  written  by 
various  members  of  the  organization. 

There  appear  also  the  organization  rosters  as  of  February  1,  1919,  . 
which  were  made  up  for  Headquarters  30th  Division  shortly  after 
arrival  in  the  Le  Mans  area  and  before  the  regiment  was  split'  up  to  form 
the  various  casual  detachments;  a  complete  roster  of  the  regiment  by 
county  and  State,  with  the  home  address  of  every  man  as  shown  on  his 
"locator"  card;  a  chronology  of  the  regiment,  and  many  other  features. 

Because  scant  mention  has  been  made  of  them,  it  is  not  to  be  con- 
sidered that  the  other  units  of  the  55th  Field  Artillery  Brigade— the  114th 
Field  Artillery,  the  115th  Field  Artillery,  the  105th  Ammunition  Train, 
the  105th  Trench  Mortar  Battery,  and  the  105th  Mobile  Ordnance  Repair 
Shop,  were  unworthy  of  mention.  The  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  felt 
no  little  pride  in  its  sister  organizations  of  the  brigade  and  found  them 
always  faithful  to  every  obligation  and  equal  to  every  emergency,  but 
the  telling  of  their  stories  is  left  to  their  own  historians. 

The  Historian. 
Raleigh,  N.  C,  February  12,  1920. 


The  55th  Field  Artillery 
Brigade 

Here's  to  their  memory — here's  their  Good  Luck 
On  from  the  General  down  to  the  Buck — 
On  from  Sevier  to  the  last  hills  of  France, 
Holding  their  drive  through  the  final  advance; 
St.  Mihiel  knew  them — and  when  they  were  done 
On  to  the  Argonne  with  caisson  and  gun, 
Taking  each  highway  that  led  to  the  Hun! 
Slogging  along  through  the  mud  and  the  flame, 
On  to  the  finish  still  playing  the  game, 
Playing  the  game  as  the  game  should  be  played — 
Here's  to  the  55th  F.  A.  Brigade! 

— Grantland  Rice 


(By  permission  of  Lieut. -Colonel  William  J.  Bacon 
editor  of  the  Hisiory  of  the  55th  F.  A.  Brigade) 


<     .  : 


CHAPTER  I 


ORGANIZATION 

N  American  statesman,  famous  for  his  opposition  to  mili- 
tarism and  preparedness,  has  been  much  ridiculed  of  late 
years  for  his  proud  boast  that  standing  armies  are  not 
necessary  for  this  land  of  ours  because  "a  million  men 
would  spring  to  arms  overnight  to  protect  her  should  any 
danger  threaten."  In  the  organization  of  the  One  Hun- 
dred and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery,  which  was  accom- 
plished with  record-breaking  speed  and  enthusiasm,  may 
be  found  some  justification  of  his  faith. 

When  the  United  States  declared  war  against  Germany  there  was 
not  even  the  nucleus  of  a  field  artillery  organization  in  the  State  of 
North  Carolina.  There  was  not  even  a  single  field  artillery  officer.  The 
War  Department  at  that  time  was  in  doubt  as  to  the  best  course  to 
pursue  and  its  whole  National  Guard  program  was  still  in  process  of 
incubation.  Nobody  knew  what  the  outcome  would  be.  Nobody  was 
willing  even  to  hazard  a  guess.  April  passed  and  May  and  it  was  well 
along  in  June  before  the  War  Department  announced  that  it  would  accept 
a  regiment  of  field  artillery  from  the  State  of  North  Carolina.  The  Adju- 
tant General  of  North  Carolina,  Major  General  Beverly  S.  Royster,  notified 
the  War  Department  that  the  regiment  would  be  furnished  and  the  work 
started. 

North  Carolina's  response  to  the  call  issued  by  the  Adjutant  General 
was  immediate  and  confined  to  no  one  particular  locality.  It  came  from 
every  part  of  the  State.  Eager  and  enthusiastic  towns  all  over  North 
Carolina  wanted  batteries  in  the  new  regiment.  Two  regiments  might 
have  been  organized  in  the  State  almost  as  quickly  as  one  and  with 
infinitely  less  embarrassment  to  the  Adjutant  General. 

North  Carolina  had  already  done  well  in  the  matter  of  furnishing 
man-power  for  the  Great  War.  She  had  offered  her  full  quota  and  more 
for  the  regular  army,  the  navy  and  the  marines,  and  in  addition  a  full 
infantry  brigade,  a  squadron  of  cavalry,  six  companies  of  coast  artillery, 
an  ambulance  company,  a  field  hospital  and  other  National  Guard  units  of 
proven  efficiency.  There  were  many  who  said  that  the  Old  North  State 
had  done  all  that  could  be  expected  of  her  in  the  matter  of  furnishing 
volunteers  for  the  World  War  and  these  predicted  that  the  proposed 
artillery  organization  would  never  materialize.  To  their  great  astonish- 
ment they  found  that  North  Carolina  was  capable  of  doing  even  greater 


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things  than  had  been  asked  of  her  and  the  whole  State  thrilled  with  pride 
when  it  was  announced  that  the  new  regiment  had  been  raised  in  less 

than  thirty  days  and  was  ready  for  in- 
stant service  wheresoever  the  country 
needed  it. 

Just  how  it  came  about  will 
always  be  a  mystery  even  to  those  who 
were  at  the  head  of  the  movement. 
There  were  no  hard  drives  for  recruits. 
It  was  not  necessary  to  bring  pressure 
to  bear  on  men  to  bring  them  into  the 
new  regiment.  It  appeared  to  fit  their 
needs  and  to  be  just  what  they  had 
been  waiting  for,  and  they  came  by 
ones  and  two  and  by  squads.  Those 
towns  first  to  move  for  the  formation 
of  organizations  secured  allotments 
and  those  towns  that  were  unsuccess- 
ful immediately  proceeded  to  furnish 
recruits  for  the  lucky  towns  nearest 
them,  and  when  the  organization  was 
mobilized  for  service,  eighty-nine  out 
of  the  hundred  counties  in  the  State,  were  represented  in  the  regiment. 
It  is  believed  that  no  other  organization  that  represented  North  Carolina 
in  the  World  War  was  so  thoroughly  representative  of  the  State  and  so 
typically  "Tar  Heel"  throughout.  Later  the  regiment  was  to  receive 
replacements  from  thirty-seven  States,  the  District  of  Columbia  and  seven 
foreign  countries,  but  it  began  its  existence  as  a  Tar  Heel  outfit,  officered 
by  Tar  Heels,  and  with  every  section  of  the  Old  North  State  represented 
in  its  make-up. 


Lieutenant-Colonel  Sidney  C.  Chambers. 


Major  ThaddeusG.  Stem, Commanding 
the  First  Battalion. 


Major  Alfred  L.  Bulwinkle,  Command- 
ing the  Second  Battalion. 


Organization  U 


In  personnel,  both  commissioned  and  enlisted,  the  regiment  ranked 
high.  The  men  were  always  just  a  little  proud  of  their  status  as  volun- 
teers. They  had  not  been  drafted,  nor  had  they  been  let  in  for  service 
in  the  World  War  because  of  peace-time  National  Guard  affiliations.  They 
were  100-per-cent  volunteer!  They  had  joined  up  after  the  declaration 
of  war  and  their  participation  in  the  war  was  in  no  sense  the  result  of 
accident  or  chance. 

Every  trade,  profession  and  calling  that  exists  in  North  Carolina 
was  represented  in  the  regiment.  There  were  lawyers,  teachers,  doctors, 
preachers,  farmers,  merchants,  mechanics,  accountants,  bankers,  manu- 
facturers, engineers,  scientists,  clerks,  students,  stenographers,  typists, 
newspaper  men.  It  was  an  aggregation,  a  combination  of  brains,  skill 
and  enthusiasm  such  as  this  world  has  seen  but  rarely  and  which  it  may 
never  see  again  for  the  reason  that  the  circumstances  that  called  it  into 
being  may  never  occur  again.  Bad  men  manage  to  creep  into  all  large 
organizations,  and  it  will  always  be  so,  but  the  One  Hundred  and  Thir- 
teenth Field  Artillery,  collectively  and  to  its  last  individual,  is  prepared 
to  assert  and  to  back  up  the  assertion  that  within  its  ranks  there  were 
fewer  undesirables  than  any  regiment  of  its  size  ever  carried. 

In  organizing  the  eastern  part  of  the  State  got  away  to  a  little  better 
start  than  the  western.  This  may  be  explained  partly  by  the  fact  that 
the  organization  commanders  selected  for  the  eastern  batteries  were  old 
and  experienced  soldiers,  fully  alive  to  the  needs  of  the  service  and 
experienced  in  recruiting,  while  only  one  of  the  western  captains  had 
had  previous  military  service.  Battery  A,  at  New  Bern,  with  Captain  John 
H.  Weddell  commanding,  was  the  first  to  recruit  up  to  strength  required 
by  the  War  Department,  with  Battery  B  of  Washington  and  Battery  C 
of  Durham  following  close  in  the  order  named.  Battery  B  was  com- 
manded by  Captain  Wiley  C.  Rodman  of  Washington,  who  had  filled  every 
rank  in  the  old  Second  North  Carolina  Infantry  from  private  to  colonel. 
Battery  C  was  commanded  by  Captain  Lennox  P.  McLendon,  of  Durham, 
who  had  held  a  commission  as  1st  lieutenant  in  the  Third  North  Carolina 
Infantry  for  many  years.  Captain  Weddell  had  had  twenty  years'  service 
in  the  National  Guard  and  had  served  as  an  officer  of  volunteers  in  the 
Spanish-American  War.  Captain  Rodman  enlisted  his  first  man  on  June 
13th.  Captain  McLendon  took  in  his  first  on  June  16th  and  on  June  27th 
both  were  ready  for  Federal  inspection  and  so  was  Weddell.  The  first 
battalion  of  the  "First  North  Carolina  Light  Field  Artillery,."  as  it  was 
then  called,  was  ready  for  business. 

In  the  western  part  of  the  State  there  was  great  rivalry  among 
many  good  towns  for  batteries  and  this  rivalry  was  so  strenuous  that  it 
delayed  the  work  of  organizing.  Finally  Wadesboro  and  Monroe  combined 
to  form  the  "Bickett  Battery,"  or  Battery  D,  naming  it  in  honor  of 
Governor  Thomas  W.  Bickett,  of  North  Carolina,  who  was  born  in  Union 
county,  near  Monroe.  Kenneth  M.  Hardison,  of  Wadesboro,  was  the 
leading  spirit  in  the  organization  of  this  battery  and  he  became  its  captain. 


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Major  Claude  L.  Pridgen,  Regimental 
Surgeon. 


Major  Louis  B.   Crayton,    who  com- 
manded Battery  E  until  -promoted  in 
February,  1919. 


Battery  E  went  to  the  mountains  of  the  northwestern  section  of  the  State 
and  was  composed  of  a  sturdy  bunch  of  mountaineers  from  the  counties 
of  Ashe,  Caldwell,  Watauga,  Alexander  and  Wilkes,  with  Buford  F. 
Williams,  a  well-known  lawyer  of  Lenoir,  as  its  captain.  Battery  F  was 
organized  at  Mooresville,  by  Reid  R.  Morrison,  a  physician  and  soldier 
of  long  experience,  who  had  held  a  first  lieutenancy  in  the  First  North 
Carolina  Infantry.  All  of  these  organizations  went  over  the  minimum, 
the  dead  line  set  by  the  War  Department,  early  in  July.    From  the  enlist- 


Major  Lennox  P.  McLendon,  who  com- 
manded Battery  C  throughout  its  service  at 
home   and   in   France   until   promoted  in 
February,  1919. 


Major  Robert  M.  Hanes,  in  command  of 

Battery  A   until  promoted   in  February, 

1919. 


Organization 


ment  of  the  first  recruit  on  June  13,  1917,  to  the  completion  of  the  regi- 
ment, a  little  less  than  four  weeks  had  elapsed. 

On  July  13,  1917,  the  First  North  Carolina  Light  Field  Artillery 
was  officially  recognized  by  the  War  Department  and  on  that  date  Governor 
Bickett  formally  commissioned  Judge  Albert  L.  Cox,  of  the  North  Carolina 
Superior  Court  bench,  colonel  of  the  new  regiment.  (S.  0.  202  AGO  N.  C.) 
By  Special  Order  on  the  same  day,  Captain  Thaddeus  G.  Stem,  commanding 
the  machine  gun  company  of  the  Third  North  Carolina  Infantry,  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  regiment,  promoted  to  major  and  assigned  to  the  command  of 
the  First  Battalion.  By  the  same  order  Captain  Alfred  L.  Bulwinkle,  of 
Company  B,  First  North  Carolina  Infantry,  was  transferred  to  the  regi- 
ment, promoted  to  major  and  assigned  to  the  Second  Battalion.  Batteries 
A,  of  New  Bern,  B  of  Washington  and  C  of  Durham  were  officially 
designated  as  the  First  Battalion  and  Batteries  D,  of  Wadesboro  and  Mon- 
roe, E  of  Lenoir  and  F  of  Mooresville.  as  the  Second  Battalion.  (S.  0.  206 
AGO  N.  C.) 

On  that  day,  also,  commissions  were  issued  to  Captain  John  H. 
Weddell,  of  Battery  A,  New  Bern ;  Captain  Lennox  P.  McLendon,  of 
Battery  C,  who  was  transferred  from  the  Third  North  Carolina  Infantry 
in  the  same  order ;  Captain  Reid  R.  Morrison,  Battery  F,  Mooresville,  who 
was  transferred  from  the  First  North  Carolina  Infantry;  Chaplain  Ben- 
jamin R.  Lacy,  Jr.,  with  the  rank  of  captain ;  Dr.  Claude  L.  Pridgen,  of 
Wilmington,  to  be  regimental  surgeon  with  rank  of  major. 

On  July  14,  1917,  Matt  H.  Allen,  lawyer  and  legislator,  of  Goldsboro, 
was  commissioned  captain  and  assigned  as  adjutant  of  the  regiment, 
and  A.  L.  Fletcher,  of  Raleigh,  was  commissioned  as  captain  and  assigned 
as  regimental  supply  officer.  By  the  same  order  he  was  directed  to 
proceed  to  the  organization  of  a  Supply  Company. 

On  July  17,  1917,  Wiley  C.  Rodman,  of  Washington,  was  commissioned 
captain  of  Battery  B;  Buford  F.  Williams,  of  Lenoir,  captain  of  Battery 
E  and  Kenneth  M.  Hardison,  captain  of  Battery  D. 

On  July  18,  1917,  Erskine  E.  Boyce,  of  Gastonia,  was  commissioned 
captain  and  adjutant  of  the  Second  Battalion  and  two  days  later  William 
T.  Joyner,  of  Raleigh,  was  commissioned  captain  and  adjutant  of  the 
First  Battalion.  On  July  21,  1917,  the  last  organization  commander  was 
named,  this  being  Captain  Rufus  M.  Johnston,  of  Charlotte,  who  was 
assigned  to  the  command  of  Headquarters  Company.  The  same  order 
transferred  him  from  the  First  North  Carolina  Infantry. 

On  July  27,  1917,  Major  Sidney  C.  Chambers,  of  Durham,  a  battalion 
commander  in  the  Third  North  Carolina  Infantry,  was  transferred  to  the 
First  North  Carolina  Light  Field  Artillery  and  promoted  to  lieutenant- 
colonel.     (S.  0.  255  AGO  N.  C.) 

The  organization  of  the  Supply  and  Headquarters  Companies  was  not 
undertaken  until  after  the  six  batteries  had  been  practically  completed. 
If  the  regiment  had  failed  of  organization  in  its  entirety  there  would  not 
have  been  need  for  either  company  and  their  organization  was  delayed 


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Captain  Gustaf  R.  Westfeldt,  Jr.,  Regi- 
mental     Adjutant      and      Operations 
Officer. 


Captain  Kenneth  M.  Hardison,  Adjutant 
of  the  First  Battalion. 


purposely.  On  July  14th,  Captain  Fletcher  of  the  Supply  Company,  was 
told  that  he  had  nine  days  within  which  to  complete  his  organization. 
The  Adjutant  General  had  designated  Raleigh  as  the  home  station  of 
both  the  Supply  Company  and  Headquarters  Company  and  the  outlook 
for  recruiting  at  Raleigh  was  not  bright.  Raleigh  had  already  furnished 
a  big  infantry  company,  a  full  coast  artillery  company,  a  machine  gun 
company,  big  detachments  for  the  regulars,  the  navy,  the  marines  and 
the  various  training  camps,  and  recruiting  officers  who  had  been  over  the 
field  said  that  there  was  no  chance  of  forming  two  additional  companies 
in  Raleigh  and  scant  hope  of  a  single  one.  Just  as  other  doubters  had 
done  when  the  regiment  was  first  proposed,  they  failed  to  take  note  of  the 
spirit  that  was  abroad  in  the  land  and  they  based  their  predictions  on 
their  previous  experiences  and  failures.  The  same  spiritual  uplift  that 
"put  over"  the  six  batteries  of  the  regiment  was  still  strong  enough  to 


Captain  Robert  P.  Beaman,  Adjutant  of 
the  Second  Battalion. 


Captain  Alfred  W.  Horton,  Regimental 
Personnel  Officer. 


Organization  17 


put  over  the  two  remaining  companies.  Seventy-nine  men  applied  for 
enlistment  in  the  Supply  Company  alone.  The  full  strength  of  an  artillery 
supply  company  at  that  time  was  thirty-eight  men.  The  over-flow  was  sent 
to  other  organizations  of  the  regiment.  Both  of  the  companies  went  over 
the  limit  within  a  week  and  were  ready  for  muster-in. 

On  July  25,  1917,  the  President  called  the  National  Guard  into 
Federal  service  and  along  with  the  other  North  Carolina  units  the  First 
North  Carolina  Light  Field  Artillery  responded.  The  organizations 
assembled  at  home  rendezvous  and  began  training.  Every  organization 
had  a  nucleus  of  old  soldiers,  many  of  them  experienced  infantry  non- 
commissioned officers,  and  these  men  under  the  supervision  of  the  battery 
commanders  set  about  the  task  of  teaching  the  raw  recruits  the  mysteries 
of  the  squad  movement,  military  courtesy  and  the  thousand  and  one  things 
that  a  soldier  should  know. 

The  first  monthly  return  of  the  new  regiment,  dated  July  31,  1917, 
showed  the  strength  of  each  organization  and  named  the  commissioned 
personnel  as  follows : 

Regimental  Headquarters :  Three  officers  present,  these  being  Colonel 
Albert  L.  Cox,  commanding;  Captain  Matt  H.  Allen,  adjutant  and  Captain 
Benjamin  R.  Lacy,  Jr.,  chaplain.  Lieutenant-Colonel  Sidney  C.  Chambers 
was  reported  at  the  Infantry  School  of  Musketry,  Fort  Sill,  Okla. 

Headquarters  Company:  Captain  Rufus  M.  Johnston,  commanding; 
First  Lieutenant  William  P.  Whittaker.    Enlisted  strength,  92  men. 

Supply  Company :  Captain  Arthur  L.  Fletcher,  commanding ;  First 
Lieutenant  Percy  B.  Perry.    Enlisted  strength,  38  men. 

First  Battalion  Headquarters:  Major  Thaddeus  G.  Stem,  command- 
ing; Captain  William  T.  Joyner,  adjutant. 

Battery  A :  Captain  John  H.  Weddell,  commanding;  First  Lieutenant 
W.  B.  R.  Guion;  Second  Lieutenants  Beverly  S.  Royster,  Jr.,  and  David 
R.  Morris.    Enlisted  strength,  164  men. 

Battery  B:  Captain  Wiley  C.  Rodman,  commanding;  First  Lieuten- 
ants Enoch  S.  Simmons  and  William  E.  Baugham;  Second  Lieutenants 
Robert  H.  Lawrence  and  George  S.  Dixon.    Enlisted  strength,  148  men. 

Battery  C:  Captain  Lennox  P.  McLendon,  commanding;  First  Lieu- 
tenants Samuel  M.  Gattis,  Jr.,  and  Frank  L.  Fuller;  Second  Lieutenant 
Thomas  J.  Craig.     Enlisted  strength,  170  men. 

Second  Battalion  Headquarters :  Major  Alfred  L.  Bulwinkle,  com- 
manding; Captain  Erskine  E.  Boyce,  adjutant. 

Battery  D:  Captain  Kenneth  M.  Hardison,  commanding;  First  Lieu- 
tenants Frank  B.  Ashcraft  and  Julian  E.  Moore ;  Second  Lieutenants  Harry 
B.  Covington  and  Herman  H.  Hardison.    Enlisted  strength,  136  men. 

Battery  E:  Captain  Buford  F.  Williams,  commanding;  First  Lieuten- 
ants Sanford  A.  Richardson  and  Claude  B.  McBrayer;  Second  Lieutenants 
Wade  V.  Bowman  and  Eugene  P.  Jones.    Enlisted  strength,  158  men. 

Battery  F:     Captain  Reid  R.  Morrison,  commanding;  First  Lieuten- 


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First  Lieutenant  William  P.  Whittaker, 
Regimental  Gas  Officer. 


First  Lieutenant  Christian  E.  Mears,  Reg- 
imental Radio  and  Telephone  Officer. 


ants  Louis  B.  Crayton  and  George  A.  Morrow;  Second  Lieutenants  Eugene 
Allison  and  Gowan  Dusenberry,  Jr.    Enlisted  strength,  173  men. 

Sanitary  Detachment:  Major  Claude  L.  Pridgen,  commanding;  First 
Lieutenants  Gabe  H.  Croom  and  Joseph  A.  Speed,  medical  corps,  and 
First  Lieutenant  Thomas  L.  Spoon,  dental  corps;  Second  Lieutenant 
Simeon  A.  Nathan,  veterinary  corps. 

Caring  for  the  men  for  the  period  intervening  between  July  25th,  the 
date  of  assembly  at  company  rendezvous,  and  the  day  the  regiment  was 


Chaplain   Benjamin   R.   Lacy,   Jr. 


First  Lieutenant  Joseph  Lonergon,  of  the 

Supply  Company,  Regimental  Munitions 

Officer. 


Organization  i9 

ordered  to  mobilization  camp,  proved  to  be  a  task  of  considerable  difficulty. 
Headquarters  and  Supply  Companies  were  well  taken  care  of  at  the  North 
Carolina  State  A.  &  E.  College,  at  Raleigh,  this  great  college  turning 
over  its  splendid  dormitories  and  fine  grounds  to  the  National  Guard 
organizations  of  Raleigh  without  cost.  The  men  were  furnished  the  best 
of  board  at  the  college  dining  room  for  the  government  allowance  of 
seventy-five  cents  per  day  per  man.  The  matter  was  not  so  easily  handled 
in  other  towns  and  organization  commanders  were  hard-pressed  to  find 
desirable  quarters  and  proper  food  for  their  growing  organizations. 

It  was  here  that  the  new  captains  got  their  first  experience  with  old 
General  Red  Tape,  that  tough  old  army  bird  that  was  to  roost  on  their 
necks  for  many  a  weary  day  and  many  a  toilsome  night.  Their  first 
difficulty  was  in  solving  the  mysteries  of  "ration  return"  and  it  was  a 
solid  month  before  a  single  ration  return  reached  the  office  of  the  Supply 
Officer  in  proper  shape.  This  is  no  reflection  on  the  officers  making  the 
returns,  as  a  brief  glance  at  the  method  of  procedure,  as  outlined  in 
the  "Manual  for  the  Quartermaster  Corps"  will  readily  show.  Those  who 
think  it  easy  are  invited  to  try  it  once. 

If  you  wake  up  some  fine  morning  feeling  that  the  world  is  your 
oyster  and  longing  for  a  job  that  will  keep  you  busy  mentally,  physically 
and  spiritually  twenty-four  hours  per  day  and  seven  days  in  every  week, 
permit  some  power  to  wish  off  on  you  the  job  of  supply  officer  of  a  young, 
ambitious,  impatient,  growing  regiment  of  field  artillery.  If  you  stay  on 
the  job  you  will  never,  like  Alexander,  sigh  for  other  worlds  to  conquer. 
You  will  be  kept  eternally  busy,  keeping  just  one  jump  ahead  of  the 
deluge — studying  A.  R.,  G.  O.'s,  S.  O.'s  of  the  regiment,  brigade,  division, 
corps,  department,  War  Department,  files  of  bulletins  from  these  various 
H.  Q.'s  the  Q.  M.  Manual,  the  "Table  of  Fundamental  Allowances,"  and 
like  publications;  requisitioning  again  and  again  for  equipment  your  regi- 
ment is  howling  for;  checking  payrolls  and  rations  savings  accounts; 
explaining  "by  indorsement  hereon"  why  you  haven't  secured  a  pair  of 
No.  14  "Shoes,  Heavy  Field"  for  a  giant  private  in  Battery  D  and  a  pair 
of  No.  21/2  of  the  same  for  petit  Private  Bill  Jones  of  Battery  C. 

August  and  September  were  months  of  stress  and  strain  to  the  regi- 
mental supply  officer  in  particular  and  to  the  various  organization  com- 
manders in  lesser  degree.  The  United  States  Government  had  undertaken 
a  big  task  and  equipment  was  lacking.  It  was  several  weeks  before  any 
sort  of  equipment  could  be  secured  and  every  organization  was  calling  for 
everything.  The  United  States  Property  and  Disbursing  Officer  at  Raleigh 
finally  managed  to  secure  uniforms  and  other  equipment.  As  fast  as 
the  equipment  was  turned  over  to  the  Supply  Officer  it  was  apportioned 
to  the  batteries  and  shipped  out.  By  the  first  of  September  every  soldier 
in  the  regiment  had  one  cotton  uniform,  two  suits  of  underwear,  two  shirts, 
flannel  0.  D.,  one  hat  and  one  pair  of  canvas  leggings.  Later 
slickers  were  secured  and  before  the  regiment  left  for  camp  it  was  begin- 
ning to  look  like  a  military  organization.     Blankets,  bed-sacks  and  iron 


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cots  sufficient  for  every  man,  were  shipped  out  from  Raleigh  and  the 
handling  of  1,500  heavy  iron  cots  and  many  tons  of  other  equipment  in 
the  hottest  part  of  the  hot  season,  served  to  give  the  Supply  Company  a 
foretaste  of  what  was  coming  to  it. 

Along  about  the  first  of  August,  1917,  it  was  definitely  announced 
that  the  National  Guard  of  North  Carolina  would  form  part  of  the 
30th  Division  and  that  the  other  units  of  the  division  would  come 
from  Tennessee  and  South  Carolina.  A  little  later  it  was  announced 
that  Camp  Sevier,  at  Greenville,  S.  C,  would  be  the  division's  training 
camp.  Reports  drifted  up  from  Greenville  that  work  on  the  new  camp 
was  progressing  slowly  and  representatives  of  the  regiment  were  sent 
down  to  see.  They  reported  that  there  was  evidence  in  the  woods  near 
the  little  town  of  Paris,  six  miles  from  Greenville,  that  a  military  camp 
would  eventually  be  established  there,  but  that  it  was  still  far  off.  They 
failed  utterly  in  locating  the  artillery  section  of  the  camp,  all  of  that 
section  being  in  a  dense  forest  of  pine  and  oak.  The  divisions  of  the  camp 
that  had  been  selected  for  the  infantry  organizations,  the  engineers,  am- 
bulance companies  and  field  hospitals,  contained  much  open  land. 

On  August  27,  1917,  Battery  F,  of  Mooresville,  was  ordered  to  camp 
to  help  in  clearing  the  camp  site  and  getting  things  in  readiness  for  the 
regiment.  Though  hampered  by  the  lack  of  equipment,  this  battery  did 
splendid  work  in  clearing  the  forest,  laying  out  streets,  and  many  other 
things  necessary  in  carving  a  home  for  the  regiment  out  of  the  wilderness. 
When  the  remainder  of  the  regiment  arrived,  the  men  of  Battery  F  were 
hardened  veterans,  and,  to  them,  watching  their  newly-arrived  comrades, 
fresh  from  two  soft  and  easy  months  at  home  station,  buckling  down  to 
the  hardest  variety  of  manual  labor,  was  a  source  of  pleasure  unalloyed. 

The  period  of  waiting  at  home  stations  was  trying  in  the  extreme. 
It  was  pleasant  to  be  close  to  home  folks.  It  was  good  to  know  all  of 
the  people  they  met  on  the  streets.  It  was  good  to  be  fed  on  home  cooking 
and  the  men  of  the  regiment  appreciated  it.  But  it  was  not  what  they 
had  enlisted  for.  They  were  too  far  from  the  Western  Front.  The  men 
knew  a  long,  arduous  course  of  training  lay  between  them  and  active  parti- 
cipation in  the  World  War  and  they  were  anxious  to  get  at  the  job. 

Finally,  after  many  delays  and  after  many  false  rumors  of  moving, 
orders  came  from  the  Headquarters  of  the  Southeastern  Department, 
Charleston,  S.  C,  directing  that  the  regiment  entrain  for  Camp  Sevier 
and  the  movement  started  Saturday  night,  September  14,  1917.  All  of  the 
organizations  reached  their  destination  Sunday  afternoon.  This  Sunday 
proved  to  be  the  first  of  a  long  line  of  Sundays  that  found  the  regiment 
moving.  As  luck  would  have  it,  almost  every  important  move  the  regi- 
ment made  during  its  existence,  began  or  ended  on  Sunday. 


CHAPTER  II 


IN  TRAINING  AT  GAMP  SEVIER, 
SOUTH  CAROLINA 


T  this  stage  of  the  game  Camp  Sevier  still  lacked  much  of 
being  a  real  camp.  After  much  difficulty  guides  were 
found  on  that  momentous  Sunday  afternoon  who  could 
find  the  artillery  camp  by  following  a  blue  print  sketch 
and  the  men  were  marched  down  a  winding  trail  through 
the  woods  to  the  spot,  where  they  found  nine  long  frame 
mess-halls  standing  in  the  woods.  Just  enough  trees  had 
been  cut  away  to  give  the  buildings  standing  room.  No 
regimental  or  battery  streets  had  been  cleared.  There  was  a  line  of 
latrines  and  bath-houses  in  the  rear  of  the  space  reserved  for  the  erection 
of  tents  and  the  laying  out  of  the  streets.  Regimental  Supply  Sergeant 
John  P.  Bolt  had  been  on  the  ground  for  two  weeks  and  he  had  secured 
field  ranges  and  provided  plenty  of  rations.  The  organizations  had  their 
own  cots  and  bedding  and  before  night  fell  there  were  enough  "tents, 
pyramidal,  large"  up  to  shelter  most  of  the  men.  The  remainder  slept 
in  the  mess-halls. 

The  task  that  lay  before  the  regiment  on  that  "Blue  Monday"  follow- 
ing its  arrival  in  camp,  was  a  big  one,  viewed  from  any  angle.  A  bare 
start  had  been  made  at  getting  the  camp  ready  for  human  occupancy  and 
that  was  all.  Ahead  of  the  men  lay  the  job  of  clearing  away  a  tangled 
forest,  grubbing  thousands  of  oak  and  forest  pine  stumps,  draining  acres 
of  marshy  ground  and  moving  tons  of  dirt.  Armed  with  axes,  mattocks, 
picks,  saws,  shovels,  ropes  and  other  equipment  the  men  went  at  it  and 
week  followed  week,  in  dreary,  monotonous  grind.  It  was  grub  stumps, 
pile  brush,  rake  trash  all  day  long  and  the  bugle  called  you  again  early 
the  following  morning  to  start  it  all  over  again. 

"Pap"  Martin,  horseshoer  in  the  Supply  Company,  looking  disgustedly 
at  the  neat  horseshoe  on  his  sleeve  that  marked  his  rank,  said  that  he  was 
going  to  see  the  Supply  Sergeant  and  ask  him  if  he  hadn't  made  a  mis- 
take in  issuing  him  such  insignia. 

"Seems  to  me,"  said  "Pap,"  "I  ought  to  have  a  grubbing  hoe  on  my 
sleeve,  'stead  of  this  thing." 

All  of  the  men  felt  the  same  way  about  it  but  they  stuck  to  the 
task  with  true  Tar  Heel  grit.  Rivalry  developed  among  the  organizations, 
each  striving  to  have  the  most  attractive  street  and  this  helped  wonder- 


History  of  the  H3th  Field  Artillery 


Camp  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery, 

fully.  Blistered  hands  and  aching  muscles  were  forgotten  in  the  effort 
to  outdo  the  other  fellow. 

Meanwhile  the  regiment  was  being  merged  into  a  larger  organization, 
the  55th  Field  Artillery  Brigade  of  the  30th  Division.  The  regiment  was 
no  longer  known  as  the  "First  North  Carolina  Field  Artillery"  but  was 
now  designated  the  "One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery."  Beside 
it  in  the  artillery  area  of  the  camp  was  the  114th  Field  Artillery,  of  Ten- 
nessee, also  a  light  artillery  organization,  and  farther  on,  over  the  hill,  was 
the  115th  Field  Artillery,  a  heavy  outfit,  also  from  Tennessee. 

These  three  organizations,  with  the  105th  Trench  Mortar  Battery 
and  the  the  105th  Ammunition  Train,  made  up  the  55th  Field  Artillery 
Brigade.  In  command  was  Brigadier  General  George  G.  Gatley,  one  of  the 
best  artillery  officers  in  the  United  States  Army. 

Gradually  more  equipment  began  to  trickle  in.  The  Supply  Company 
picked  up  a  bunch  of  escort  wagons,  borrowed  some  harness  from  the 
105th  Engineers,  and  drew  a  few  good  teams  of  mules  from  the  Remount 
Depot.  A  month  passed  and  the  Remount  Depot  began  to  issue  horses. 
It  was  several  months  before  the  regiment  had  its  full  quota  of  horses 
and  mules,  but  "they  came  at  last  and  they  were  all  that  could  be  desired. 
No  finer  bunch  of  horses  and  mules  were  ever  assembled  anywhere  and 
it  was  the  regiment's  greatest  sorrow  that  it  was  not  permitted  to  take 
these  animals  to  France. 

After  the  work  of  clearing  away  the  stumps  and  trees  from  the 
battery  streets  had  been  completed  and  after  the  forty  acres  that  com- 
posed the  corrals  were  likewise  shorn  of  trees  and  fit  for  the  habitation 
of  mules  and  horses,  a  sigh  of  relief  went  up  from  the  regiment.  Every- 
body was  happy,  but  it  was  not  to  last.  One  morning  General  Gatley 
called  Colonel  Cox  over  to  his  headquarters  and  pointing  to  a  spot  on 
the  camp  blue  print  said : 

"Your  parade  ground  will  be  there." 

"There"  proved  to  be  the  area  directly  north  of  the  regiment's  camp, 
every  inch  of  which  was  covered  with  trees,  briars,  thorns  and  vines. 


///   Training  al  Camp  Sevier,  South  Carolina 


Camp  Sevier,  S.  C,  with  the  regiment  in  the  foreground. 

A  Chatham  county  rabbit  would  have  hesitated  long  before  trying  to 
make  his  way  through  it  and  Chatham  county  rabbits  are  famous  through- 
out North  Carolina  for  their  daring  and  intrepidity.  In  spite  of  all  this, 
General  Gatley  remarked  careless-like,  almost  nonchalantly : 

"Your  parade  ground  will  be  there." 

"Yes,  Sir,"  said  the  Colonel  and  he  departed  to  pass  the  news  on 
down  to  his  organization  commanders,  who,  in  turn,  passed  it  on  to  their 
top  sergeants,  who  broke  the  news  to  the  men  raspingly : 

"Outside!  Parade  ground  grubbing  detail  for  the  morning  will  con- 
sist of  the  following  men,  etc.  File  by  the  supply  tent  and  get  your 
pioneer  equipment." 

For  the  benefit  of  the  uninitiated  let  it  be  understood  that  "pioneer 
equipment"  is  just  another  name  for  the  outfit  used  for  clearing  new 
grounds  and  it  meant  just  axes,  saws,  picks  and  mattocks  and  all  of  this 
was  now  old  stuff  to  the  men,  who  went  at  it  again  with  clogged  determina- 
tion. It  was  Christmas  before  all  of  the  grubbing  was  finished  but  they  got 
it  cleared  in  time  to  make  room  for  their  first  real  guns,  a  battery  of 
American  3-inch  guns,  all  of  them  many  years  old. 

Supplies  of  all  kinds,  except  food,  continued  scarce.  The  rough  work 
of  clearing  up  forests  proved  to  be  very  hard  on  army  clothes.  Men  tore 
their  uniforms  into  shreds.  Overalls  lasted  only  a  few  days.  Shoes  were 
ripped  and  snagged  and  the  bottoms  burned  off  around  the  brush  fires. 
Hats  lost  their  shape  and  leggings  were  frayed  and  torn.  The  Division 
Quartermaster  was  sitting  on  the  lid,  holding  it  clown  tight.  He  had 
30,000  men  to  care  for  and  not  equipment  enough  for  half  the  number. 
Consequently,  he  made  life  a  burden  to  all  supply  officers,  and  his  own 
existence  during  those  trying  months  was  doubtless  troubled.  Winter 
came  on  and  there  were  no  winter  clothes.  The  weather  was  bitter  cold 
before  the  men  could  be  furnished  with  winter  clothes  and  a  fourth  of 
winter  was  past  before  the  first  overcoats  arrived.  It  was  hard  lines, 
but  there  was  no  help  for  it.  Uncle  Sam  simply  did  not  have  the  stuff. 
True,   there   seemed  to  be  no  lack  of  warm   winter  clothes,   fine  heavy 


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"Call  this  soldiering  if  you  want  to!"  Men  of  the  regiment  clearing  away  the  forest  to  make  a  parade 

ground. 

overcoats  and  good  shoes  at  National  Army  camps,  those  camps  de  luxe 
where  the  selective  service  men  lived  luxuriously  in  steam-heated  barracks, 
but  those  articles  were  sadly  lacking  in  at  least  one  National  Guard 
camp,  where  30,000  of  the  finest  soldiers  the  world  has  ever  seen  lived 
under  canvas  through  the  worst  winter  the  South  had  experienced  since 
1898.  Mumps  and  measles  broke  out  in  camp  and,  naturally  as  night 
follows  day,  grippe,  pneumonia  and  kindred  ailments  came  and  seized 
upon  the  victims,  who,  weakened  by  mumps,  measles  and  exposure,  died 
in  great  numbers.  Other  organizations  lost  a  great  deal  more  heavily 
than  did  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  and  this  immunity  from  disease 
was  thought  by  the  surgeons  to  be  due  to  the  gradual  hardening  of  the  men, 
beginning  in  the  warm  days  of  the  early  fall  and  continuing  practically 
through  the  winter.  Certain  it  is  that  the  regiment  never  lacked  for  the 
hardest  of  manual  labor  at  any  time  during  the  fall  and  winter  of  1917-1918 
and  the  men  really  were  as  "hard  as  nails."  The  few  members  of  the  regi- 
ment who  died  were  mainly  replacements  from  National  Army  camps  at 
Camp  Jackson,  S.  C,  and  Camp  Gordon,  Ga.  These  men  came  to  the  regi- 
ment late  in  the  fall  and  they  were  not  prepared  for  the  hardships  that  came 
upon  them.  It  is  worth  noting  here  that  those  twin  scourges,  mumps  and 
measles,  and  that  other  disease,  most  dreaded  of  all,  meningitis,  were 
practically  unknown  at  Camp  Sevier  until  the  big  contingent  of  drafted 
men  arrived  from  Camp  Jackson.  The  commanding  general  of  the  30th 
Division  reported  these  facts  to  the  War  Department  and  a  searching 
investigation  was  made.    The  result  of  the  investigation  was  never  made 


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At  Drill  with  wooden  guns.    This  is  Battery  D. 


known,  but  the  surgeons  of  the  30th  Division  will  bear  witness  to  the  fact 
that  the  epidemics  that  swept  over  the  camp  came  in  the  wake  of  the  influx 
of  drafted  men  from  Camp  Jackson  and  were  directly  traceable  to  them. 

Later  the  division  learned  to  quarantine  incoming  recruits  from 
National  Army  camps  long  enough  to  see  whether  they  were  harboring 
deadly  germs  or  not  and  there  was  no  further  trouble  along  this  line. 

While  the  severe  weather,  scanty  clothing,  cold  tents  and  frozen 
bath-houses  were  unpleasant  and  hard  to  bear  with  cheerfulness,  the 
situation  had  its  compensations.  The  men  developed  hardihood  and 
character  while  struggling  with  stumps,  logs  and  underbrush,  displaying 
the  same  fortitude  that  later  characterized  them  on  the  field  of  battle 
and  won  for  them  undying  fame.  The  lessons  learned  on  the  icy  hills 
around  Camp  Sevier  helped  the  division  to  break  the  Hindenburg  Line 
and  aided  no  little  in  the  making  of  its  splendid  record. 

Shortly  after  the  arrival  of  the  regiment  at  Camp  Sevier  there  were 
changes  in  the  Tables  of  Organization  for  practically  all  branches  of  the 
service.  The  strength  of  a  light  field  artillery  regiment  was  increased 
by  the  addition  of  four  men  to  each  battery.  Headquarters  Company 
was  increased  to  167  men  and  the  Supply  Company  from  38  to  120  men, 
including  an  ordnance  detachment  of  12  men. 

The  commissioned  personnel  also  increased  considerably,  the  increase 
being  in  Headquarters  Company  and  including  radio,  telephone,  gas  and 
other  specialists.  According  to  the  Tables  of  Organization,  Headquarters 
Company  should  have  had  14  officers  but  there  was  never  a  time  when 


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Battery  C  drilling  with  wooden  guns.  It  takes  imagination  to  see  it,  but  this  picture  shows  a  3-inch 
American  gun  and  gun  limber. 

the  company  had  more  than  half  that  number.  The  regiment  was  always 
short  of  officers. 

Because  much  has  been  said  about  it  here,  it  should  not  be  under- 
stood that  clearing  away  the  "forest  primeval"  was  the  only  thing  under 
way  at  Camp  Sevier.  It  was  the  biggest  thing  going  on  for  several  weeks 
but  at  the  same  time  the  men  were  beginning  to  learn  things  about  their 
new  trade.  While  half  of  a  battery  was  out  in  the  woods  hard  at  work, 
the  other  half  would  be  at  standing  gun  drill  or  doing  "squads  east." 
No  time  was  lost.  Each  organization  provided  itself  with  wooden  guns, 
there  being  no  real  guns  available,  and  drilled  faithfully.  These  guns 
were  made  out  of  pine  logs,  either  mounted  on  old  wagon  or  buggy  wheels, 
or  on  forks  set  in  the  ground.  The  first  battery  to  secure  enough  buggy 
wheels  to  mount  its  four  guns  was  much  envied.  The  others  followed 
suit  and  with  true  Tar  Heel  ingenuity  provided  various  substitutes  for 
instruments  needed  in  their  work.  In  spite  of  the  difficulties  training 
went  forward  remarkably  well.  A  great  national  weekly  magazine, 
"Leslie's  Weekly,"  heard  of  the  regiment's  wooden  guns  and  sent  a  famous 
war  correspondent  all  the  way  from  New  York  to  look  the  regiment 
over,  photograph  its  wooden  guns  and  watch  the  earnest  and  aspiring 
artillerymen  work  without  equipment.  Later  these  pictures  were  used  to 
preach  a  strong  sermon  about  our  nation's  unpreparedness  and  they 
created  a  profound  impression. 

The  arrival  of  real  guns  created  much  excitement  in  camp.  They 
came  after  many  promises  and  many  delays,  and  while  they  were  aged 


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and  uncertain  in  action,  the\y  were  highly  prized.  The  regiment  secured  four 
of  them,  four  others  going  to  the  114th  Field  Artillery.  The  guns  were 
placed  on  the  parade  ground  and  a  regular  schedule  for  gun  drill  was 
prepared  by  which  each  organization  got  its  turn  at  the  guns  with  regu- 
larity and  every  gun  was  in  use  every  working  hour.  Rain  or  shine,  no 
organization  missed  its  drill  period.  The  winter  was  unusually  bitter 
but  it  made  no  difference  with  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth.  There 
were  only  a  few  days  when  the  snow  was  too  deep  and  the  weather 
too  cold  for  outdoor  drill  and  on  those  days  the  men  were  carried  to  the 
mess-halls  and  instruction  continued  there.  No  outfit  ever  worked  harder 
than  did  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth.  The  game  was  new  to  every 
member  of  the  regiment,  from  the  colonel  down,  and  every  member  of 
the  regiment  determined  to  master  every  detail  of  it. 

Let  it  be  recorded  here  that  the  officers  of  the  regiment  worked.  It 
was  up  to  them  to  keep  several  jumps  ahead  of  their  men  and  it  took 
earnest,  persistent,  grinding  labor,  through  long  hours,  to  do  this,  for 
the  enlisted  personnel  was  of  a  variety  that  absorbed  artillery  education 
with  astonishing  ease. 

When  retreat  sounded  in  the  afternoon,  the  enlisted  man  could  "call 
it  a  day,"  except  perhaps  for  a  little  detail  work.  Ordinarily  he  was  free 
to  visit  the  city,  or  call  on  friends  in  other  parts  of  the  camp,  but  not  so 
with  the  officer.  There  was  officers'  school  from  seven  o'clock  until  nine, 
and  after  school  he  had  a  whole  hour  to  study  the  work  of  the  coming 
day,  check  up  on  his  paper  work,  square  himself  with  the  various  inspectors 
who  had  picked  flaws  in  his  battery  street,  his  mess-hall,  latrine,  or  bath- 
house and  had  demanded  explanation  "by  indorsement  hereon."  That 
man  was  considered  some  worker  who  could  get  through  with  his  labors 
by  taps  and  turn  in  with  the  blissful  consciousness  that  he  had  nothing 
to  do  but  sleep  until  reveille. 

Not  all  of  the  officers  of  the  regiment  made  good  and  it  is  not  to 
their  discredit  that  they  failed.  With  few  exceptions,  every  man  tried 
his  level  best.  Not  every  man  can  be  an  artilleryman.  There  is  no 
royal  road  to  an  artillery  education  and  men  of  matured  minds  and  settled 
habits,  many  years  removed  from  the  school  room,  find  it  extremely 
difficult  to  master  anew  the  complexities  of  higher  mathematics,  a  thorough 
knowledge  of  which  is  absolutely  essential.  There  are  men  who  can  never 
be  good  mathematicians,  just  as  there  are  men  who  can  never  be  good 
lawyers,  good  surgeons,  or  good  preachers.  In  any  other  branch  of  the 
service,  the  same  amount  of  energy  and  devotion  to  duty  might  have 
brought  success  to  these  men  who  failed  to  make  good  as  artillery  officers. 
It  is  to  their  credit,  too,  that  they  needed  no  "benzine  board,"  as  the  well- 
known  military  efficiency  board  is  popularly  called  in  the  army,  to  suggest 
resignations.  Without  exception  they  recognized  their  own  inability  to 
master  the  game  and  having  the  good  of  the  regiment  at  heart,  they 
stepped  down  and  out  with  no  bitterness  in  their  hearts. 

As  rapidly  as  it  could  be  arranged,  the  battalion  commanders  and 


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adjutants  and  the  various  organization  commanders,  were  sent  away  to 
the  great  U.  S.  Army  Artillery  School  at  Fort  Sill,  Okla.  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  Sidney  C.  Chambers  was  first  to  go,  returning  to  the  regiment 
after  Christmas.  He  had  taken  the  Fort  Sill  course  and  an  additional 
course  at  the  school  for  field  officers  in  Texas.  On  December  1st,  Colonel 
Cox  went  to  Fort  Sill.  Major  Stem,  of  the  First  Battalion,  was  also 
among  those  who  went  early.  His  adjutant,  Captain  Joyner,  was  retained 
at  Fort  Sill  as  an  instructor,  after  he  had  finished  the  course  and  did  not 
rejoin  the  regiment  until  it  was  about  to  sail  for  duty  overseas.  In  the 
absence  of  the  other  field  officers,  Major  Bulwinkle  commanded  the  regi- 
ment until  relieved  by  Lieutenant-Colonel  Jacob  A.  Mack,  of  the  regular 
army,  who  reported  for  duty  on  December  31st.  Lieutenant-Colonel  John  T. 
Geary,  C.  A.  C,  regular  army,  was  at  first  assigned  to  the  regiment  but 
owing  to  his  preference  for  the  "heavies"  he  was  transferred  to  the  115th 
Field  Artillery.  Lieutenant-Colonel  Mack  had  just  returned  from  France, 
where  he  had  seen  service  with  the  7th  Field  Artillery,  U.  S.  A.,  and  he 
remained  with  the  regiment  until  Colonel  Cox  had  completed  his  studies 
at  Fort  Sill  and  at  the  field  officers'  school  in  Texas. 

In  September  the  regiment  received  the  following  new  officers : 

Second  Lieutenants  U.  S.  R.  C,  George  R.  Holmes,  Ralph  W.  Harrison, 
Robert  P.  Beaman,  Hamilton  S.  F.  Greene,  Wilbur  F.  Brooks,  Rufus  G. 
Roberts,  Christian  E.  Mears,  Francis  L.  Harris,  Harry  C.  Williams. 

First  Lieutenant  Dental  Reserve  Corps,  Wallace  D.  Gibbs. 

In  October  Second  Lieutenant  William  O.  Hughes,  Veterinary  Reserve 
Corps,  was  assigned  to  the  regiment  from  the  Remount  Depot  of  the 
camp. 

In  November  First  Lieutenants  Medical  Reserve  Corps,  Burmah  D. 
Moore,  Eugene  P.  Ledford  and  William  H.  Goldstein  joined  the  Sanitary 
Detachment,  the  three  coming  from  Fort  Oglethorpe,  Ga.  Goldstein 
remained  with  the  regiment  about  a  month  and  was  transferred  to  a 
base  hospital  in  New  York.  Moore  and  Ledford  were  transferred  in 
February,  1918,  to  the  118th  Infantry  of  the  30th  Division. 

In  November  there  were  many  changes  among  the  officers  of  the 
regiment,  among  these  being  the  transfer  of  Captain  Erskine  E.  Boyce 
from  adjutant  of  the  Second  Battalion  to  Regimental  Adjutant,  succeeding 
Captain  Matt  H.  Allen,  who  was  transferred  to  the  department  of  the 
Judge  Advocate  General  on  November  19th  with  the  rank  of  major;  Cap- 
tain Rufus  M.  Johnston,  of  Headquarters  Company,  was  relieved  of  his 
command  and  made  adjutant  of  the  First  Battalion,  succeeding  Captain 
William  T.  Joyner,  who  was  transferred  to  Headquarters  Company. 

There  were  also  many  promotions  in  the  regiment  in  November. 
Sergeants  Owen  S.  Robertson,  Leroy  C.  Hand,  John  W.  Moore,  Lemuel 
R.  Johnston,  Regimental  Sergeant  Major  William  B.  Duncan,  Color  Ser- 
geant Henry  A.  McKinnon  and  Ordnance  Sergeant  Jesse  E.  Carpenter 
became  second  lieutenants.  Second  Lieutenants  Beverly  S.  Royster,  Jr., 
Christian  E.  Meares,  Wade  V.  Bowman,  Robert  P.  Beaman  and  Wilbur  F. 


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Brooks  were  made  first  lieutenants  and  all  assigned  to  Headquarters 
Company. 

In  December  Captain  Buford  F.  Williams  of  Battery  E  became  adju- 
tant of  the  Second  Battalion.  First  Lieutenant  Louis  B.  Crayton,  of 
Battery  F,  succeeded  him  in  command  of  Battery  E  and  was  promoted  to 
captain  on  December  22d.  During  the  month  Sergeant  Frank  B.  Davis, 
Sergeant  Owen  H.  Guion,  Regimental  Sergeant  Major  Caleb  K.  Burgess 
and  Battalion  Sergeant  Major  Zack  D.  Harden  were  made  second  lieuten- 
ants. Second  Lieutenants  Eugene  P.  Allison  and  William  B.  Duncan  were 
promoted  to  first  lieutenants.  First  Lieutenant  Robert  M.  Hanes  reported 
for  duty  and  was  assigned  to  Battery  E.  He  was  later  to  become  captain 
of  Battery  A.  First  Lieutenant  Frank  K.  Borden  and  Second  Lieutenant 
Emmett  H.  Bellamy,  0.  R.  C,  joined  the  regiment  during  this  month. 
Lieutenant  Wilbur  F.  Brooks  was  transferred  to  headquarters  55th  F.  A. 
Brigade  and  Lieutenants  Goldstein,  Holmes  and  Williams  were  transferred 
to  other  camps. 

During  December  many  difficulties  were  encountered.  Practically 
all  of  the  month  was  extremely  cold.  There  were  many  heavy  snows  and 
to  make  a  bad  situation  worse,  the  measles  and  mumps  epidemics  already 
referred  to,  were  at  their  height.  For  a  large  part  of  the  month  the 
regiment  was  in  quarantine  and  only  those  who  have  experienced  a  camp 
quarantine  know  just  how  deadly  dull  and  trying  it  is.  There  were  days 
when  drill  at  the  guns  could  not  be  held  and  on  these  days  the  regiment 
took  long  practice  hikes,  covering  all  of  the  territory  around  Camp  Sevier. 
At  this  time  the  regiment  had  about  1,000  head  of  horses  and 
mules,  and  feeding  and  grooming  these  animals  under  the  weather  con- 
ditions that  prevailed  was  a  tremendous  task.  To  make  a  bad  matter 
worse,  the  accumulations  of  soiled  bedding  and  manure  from  the  corrals 
had  to  be  hauled  out  daily  and  delivered  in  accordance  with  the  instruc- 
tions of  a  Greenville  contractor,  who  had  contracted  for  the  whole  output 
of  the  camp  at  the  low  price  of  twenty-five  cents  per  load,  delivered  any- 
where within  eight  miles  of  camp.  The  Supply  Company  delivered  under 
this  contract  an  average  of  twenty  loads  daily  for  many  months,  with 
an  average  haul  of  twelve  miles.  This  Greenville  contractor  collected 
$1.50  per  load  from  the  farmers  of  the  surrounding  country.  An  effort 
was  made  to  ascertain  the  name  of  the  brilliant  quartermaster  who  made 
this  contract  but  the  effort  was  in  vain.  Nobody  wanted  to  father  the 
deal  and  the  buck  was  passed  with  much  speed  whenever  it  was  mentioned. 

No  other  organization  of  the  regiment  will  begrudge  the  Supply  Com- 
pany a  few  words  of  praise  for  the  work  they  did  during  that  long  hard 
winter.  In  addition  to  keeping  the  corrals  clean  they  had  their  other 
labors  to  perform,  a  regiment  to  feed  and  clothe  and  with  this  foolish 
contract  to  carry  out,  it  required  seven  days  of  hard  labor  every  week. 
There  was  no  rest  for  the  Supply  Company.  When  a  rare  half  holiday 
came  along,  down  would  come  a  memorandum  from  headquarters,  reading 
about  as  follows: 


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CAMP  SEVIER  SCENES 
il )  Regimental  Street  under  snow.  (2)  A  Detail  engaged  in  Flooring  Tents.  (3)  Battery  C's  Rolling 
Kitchen,  completely  covered  with  Cooks  and  K.  P.'s.  U)  "Danger,"  the  famous  Pit  Bull  Mascot 
of  the  Supply  Company  at  "Attention."  (5)  Snapshot  of  the  Officers'  Club  House.  (6)  A  Section 
of  the  Camp.  (7)  Looking  up  Regimental  Street  toward  Headquarters.  (8)  Lining  up  for  Chow. 
(9)  "Asa,"  the  Mascot  of  Battery  A,  saddled  and  ready  fcr  action. 


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"Class  B  men,  all  organizations,  will  report  to  the  Supply  Company 
for  policing  corrals." 

"Class  B  men"  being  men  who  by  misconduct  of  one  kind  or  another 
had  forfeited  the  rights  usually  accorded  enlisted  men. 

One  of  the  Supply  Company  "mule-skinners"  was  heard  to  remark 
to  his  corporal  one  snowy  day: 

"Say,  Corp,  I  know  now  who  put  the  'S'  in  'S.  0.  L.'  " 

And  he  put  his  finger  on  the  big  letter  S  that  showed  on  his  collar 
ornament. 

Nevertheless,  he  and  his  fellows  worked  faithfully  and  cheerfully  in 
all  kinds  of  weather.  When  the  wagons  of  the  Supply  Company  stopped 
rolling  it  was  because  they  had  encountered  a  division  inspector  who  had 
declared  the  roads  too  bad  for  traffic.  Nothing  else  could  stop  them  and 
the  result  was  that  when  bad  weather  was  over,  the  corrals  of  the  One 
Hundred  and  Thirteenth  were  as  clean  as  a  new  pin  and  the  Supply 
Company  was  able  to  respond  to  a  frantic  plea  for  help  from  the  Supply 
Company  of  the  114th  which  had  found  the  weather  too  bad  for  it.  The 
company  did  this  with  real  pleasure,  too,  for  there  was  a  great  deal  of 
good-natured  rivalry  between  the  two  organizations  and  this  calling  for 
help  was  proof  positive  that  the  Tar  Heel  outfit  had  the  edge  on  their 
Tennessee  rivals. 

And  that  was  some  winter,  too !  The  people  of  Greenville  said  that 
there  had  been  no  such  weather  there  since  the  Spanish-American  War. 
They  resented  no  little  the  many  uncomplimentary  things  that  were  said 
about  their  climate  and  they  spoke  enthusiastically  about  the  balmy 
winters  they  usually  served  to  all  comers.  This  was  received  with  jeers 
and  scoffing  by  the  majority  and  with  polite  skepticism  by  the  rest. 

Whatever  the  usual  thing  may  be  in  the  way  of  Greenville  winters, 
the  fact  remains  that  the  winter  of  1917-18  was  altogether  bad,  exceed- 
ingly uncomfortable,  and  more  like  the  variety  one  would  expect  in  the 
far  north.  It  was  marked  by  terrible  blizzards  and  high  winds.  Much 
of  the  tentage  used  by  the  regiment  had  seen  service  on  the  Mexican 
border.  Several  tents  bore  old  markings  of  Pershing's  expeditionary  force. 
All  of  it  was  old  and  the  winds  ripped  it  to  shreds.  Sparks  from  the 
Sibley  stoves  fell  on  the  sides  of  the  tents  and  burned  great  holes  in 
them.  Many  were  destroyed  completely,  and  there  were  no  new  tents 
to  be  had  and  no  canvas  for  patching  the  old. 

Organization  commanders  will  remember  this  season  of  trouble  and 
worry.  The  Commanding  General  while  roaming  through  the  regiment 
one  day,  caught  sight  of  a  row  of  tents  in  one  of  the  batteries  that 
was  worse,  far  worse,  than  any  of  the  others.  He  sent  an  aide  to  tell 
the  captain  of  the  battery  to  mend  his  ways,  also  his  tents,  at  once.  The 
captain  made  every  effort  to  secure  canvas  to  do  the  mending  but  there 
was  none  to  be  had.  The  following  clay,  a  cold  and  snowy  Saturday,  the 
General  passed  through  again  on  his  regular  Saturday  tour  of  inspection 
and  he  remembered  the  message  he  had  sent  to  the  battery  commander. 


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The  General,  always  a  fluent  talker,  surpassed  himself  that  day  and  the 
things  he  said  to  that  luckless  captain  doubtless  make  his  ears  burn  to 
this  day,  for  the  General  is  noted  for  a  blistering  tongue,  a  caustic  and 
copious  flow  of  language  and  picturesque,  highly-colored  phraseology. 

He  promised  that  luckless  captain  that  he  would  find  every  one  of 
those  neglected  holes — and  there  were  scores  of  them — in  his  efficiency 
record  and  he  forthwith  confined  the  captain  and  all  of  his  officers  to 
camp  until  every  hole  had  been  mended. 

But  that  sort  of  thing  was  all  in  the  day's  work.  It  was  nothing  to 
lose  sleep  over.  It  is  the  way  of  generals  to  find  things  to  kick  about 
and  the  vast  majority  of  them  kicked  promiscuously  and  with  great  fre- 
quency from  the  rising  up  of  the  sun  to  the  going  down  of  the  same  and 
no  man  dares  say  them  nay.  Just  why  it  is  necessary  for  higher  officers 
of  the  regular  army — generals  in  particular — to  raise  Cain  all  the  time, 
never  dropping  a  word  of  commendation,  is  a  deep,  dark  mystery  to  the 
unprofessional  soldier.  Their  system  seems  to  work  fairly  well  but  the 
same  results  might  be  obtained  in  a  much  more  pleasing  way. 

Having  mentioned  Greenville,  right  here  is  as  good  a  place  as  any 
to  speak  of  that  long-suffering,  much-enduring  town  situated  in  the 
suburbs  of  Camp  Sevier.  It  has  been  the  experience  of  most  towns  that 
landed  cantonments  after  long  and  earnest  effort,  that  the  cantonment 
was  not  always  an  unmixed  blessing.  The  soldier  receives  a  warm  wel- 
come at  first  but  when  he  begins  to  fill  the  streets  and  stores  and  jam  the 
street  cars  and  jitneys,  the  inhabitants  of  the  city  he  is  gumming  up  grow 
weary  and  grumble.  If  Greenville  ever  felt  this  way  about  the  30th 
Division,  she  hid  it  wonderfully  well.  Greenville  merchants  and  land- 
lords may  have  profiteered  a  bit,  for  the  opportunity  was  there  and  they 
were  human,  but  in  the  main  the  finest  feeling  prevailed  always  between 
the  people  of  the  town  and  the  soldiers.  Greenville,  like  charity,  suffered 
long  and  was  kind. 

Officers  will  remember  their  Saturday  night  visits  to  Greenville  as 
orgies  of  saluting.  Anywhere  on  Main  street  in  the  city  of  Greenville  on 
Saturday  night  an  officer  walking  or  standing  still,  was  required  to  execute 
thirty  salutes  per  minute.  When  his  right  arm  could  stand  the  strain  no 
longer  he  would  hail  a  jitney  and  get  off  the  street,  or  take  refuge  in  a 
picture  show. 

Officers  and  enlisted  men  in  great  numbers  will  also  remember  Green- 
ville for  the  hospitality  shown  their  wives  and  children.  Hundreds  of 
soldiers  brought  their  families  to  Greenville  and  kept  them  there  during 
the  long  months  of  training.  This  was  a  source  of  much  comfort  to  all 
concerned. 

In  the  various  Liberty  Loan  drives  that  marked  the  fall  of  1917,  the 
regiment  did  its  part  exceedingly  well.  In  the  drive  ending  on  Novem- 
ber 2,  1917,  the  regiment  subscribed  for  $55,750  of  bonds,  751  officers 
and  men  subscribing.  This  was  distributed  through  the  regiment  as 
follows : 


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Officers   not  reported  with  organizations $      450. no 

Supply   Company 2,150.00 

Headquarters   Company 1,750.00 

Sanitary   Detachment 2,900.00 

Battery   A 8,650.00 

Battery    B 10.600.00 

Battery   C 5,400.00 

Battery  D 9,650.00 

Battery   E 6,750.00 

Battery   F 7,450.00 

Battery  F  led  in  the  number  of  subscribers,  having  149.     Battery 
B  was  second  with  134  and  Battery  A  third  with  120. 

The  men  did  well  also  in  the  matter  of  making  allotments  to  their 
families,  practically  all  of  them  showing  an  earnest  desire  to  take  advan- 
tage of  everything  offered  them  by  the  War  Department.  The  regiment 
experienced  a  great  deal  of  trouble  with  allotments.  There  seemed  to  be 
a  complete  breakdown  in  Washington  and  it  took  months  to  get  simple 
little  questions  answered  and  small  mistakes  cleared  up.  In  scores  of 
cases  there  were  wives,  children  and  dependent  parents  at  home  sorely 
in  need  of  the  amount  allotted  to  them  and  it  was  extremely  difficult  to 
get  the  allotments  going.  If  you  want  to  get  a  rise  out  of  the  average 
soldier,  say  something  about  that  famous  organization,  the  Bureau  of  War 
Risk  Insurance,  that  had  charge  of  the  matter.  No  government  agency 
ever  looked  better  on  its  face  or  failed  more  completely  than  did  this  one. 
The  men  of  the  regiment  seized  the  opportunity  to  take  the  insurance 
offered  by  the  government  with  great  enthusiasm.  When  the  campaign 
was  over  and  the  time  limit  set  by  the  government  had  expired,  1,479 
officers  and  men  of  the  regiment  had  subscribed  for  war  risk  insurance 
totalling  $12,500,000,  making  the  regiment  full  100  per  cent,  insured. 

The  official  record  of  the  insurance  drive  published  in  a  memorandum 
from  regimental  headquarters  on  February  13,  1918,  was  .as  follows: 


RECORD  OF  INSURANCE  SUBSCRIPTIONS  FOR 
ONE  HUNDRED  AND  THIRTEENTH   FIELD  ARTILLERY. 


Organization. 


Headquarters  Company. 

Supply  Company 

Sanitary  Detachment .  .  . 

Battery  A 

Battery  B 

Battery  C 

Battery  D 

Battery  E 

Battery  F 


Actual  Strength 
February  13. 


179 
113 
36 
185 
190 
186 
189 
185 
186 


No.  of 
Policies. 


Amount  of 
Insurance. 


$1,709,000 
921,000 
324,000 
1,575,000 
1,597,000 
1,679,500 
1,474,000 
1,136,000 
1,815,000 

$12,230,500 


Per  cent, 
of  Men 


Average  amount  subscribed  for — $8,440.65. 

""This  total  includes  twenty  officers.     Remainder  of  officers  insured  but  not  included  in 
this  table. 

The  regiment  will  always  be  proud  of  this  record.    Not  many  organiza- 
tions in  the  service  equalled  it  and  none  excelled  it.    It  drew  special  com- 


34 History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

mendation  from  the  division  commander.  Adding  the  insurance  taken  by 
the  remainder  of  the  officers  of  the  regiment,  it  was  insured  for  a  total  of 
approximately  $12,500,000. 

The  insurance  idea  was  one  that  grew  on  the  men  as  the  months 
went  by,  as  is  indicated  by  the  number  of  policies  taken  in  each  organiza- 
tion. Men  who  started  with  one  policy  of  $5,000,  subscribed  for  another, 
going  the  full  limit. 

But,  as  has  been  hinted  at  heretofore,  a  most  exacting  and  rigid 
course  of  instruction  in  all  phases  of  artillery  work  was  carried  out  despite 
the  fearful  weather  and  the  various  Liberty  bond  and  insurance  cam- 
paigns. Nothing,  no  matter  how  praiseworthy,  was  allowed  to  interfere 
with  the  work  of  making  artillerymen  out  of  the  men  and  officers  of  the 
One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery.  The  progress  made  was 
phenomenal,  considering  the  difficulties  encountered  in  the  way  of  lack  of 
equipment,  lack  of  trained  instructors,  and,  as  has  been  mentioned,  ex- 
tremely bad  weather.  Whatever  else  they  may  have  lacked,  nobody  ever 
accused  the  men  of  the  regiment  of  lacking  energy,  grit,  initiative  and 
enthusiasm  and  they  stuck  to  the  work  with  unwavering  determination. 

In  the  matter  of  instructors,  the  regiment  might  have  fared  worse. 
It  was  extremely  fortunate  in  having  a  one  third  interest  in  Lieutenant 
Jacques  J.  L.  Popelin,  a  brilliant  young  French  artillery  officer  of  rare  tact 
and  understanding.  He  came  to  the  55th  Field  Artillery  Brigade  about 
December  1,  1917,  just  as  Colonel  Cox  was  leaving  for  the  Fort  Sill 
Artillery  School.  Lieutenant  Popelin  had  served  for  nearly  four  years 
on  the  front  and  he  knew  the  game  from  the  ground  up.  He  did  not 
laugh  at  the  crudeness  of  things  as  he  found  them.  Never  once  did  he 
sneer  at  well-meaning  efforts  of  inexperienced,  but  terribly-in-earnest, 
soldiers  to  do  things  they  were  ordered  to  do.  He  was  always  willing 
and  anxious  to  help,  always  properly  sympathetic  and  always  patient,  no 
matter  how  helplessly  the  student  floundered.  He  was  just  as  ready  to 
spend  hours  helping  a  hopeless  bone-head  master  a  problem  as  he  was  to 
help  the  more  brilliant,  and  that  is  what  won  for  him  the  respect  and 
admiration  of  the  entire  brigade.  Elsewhere  in  this  book  Lieutenant 
Popelin  tells  in  his  own  way  of  the  training  period  and  of  his  experience 
with  the  regiment.  He  writes  as  he  speaks  and  his  letter  will  serve  to 
recall  to  all  of  the  officers  of  the  regiment  his  delightful  lectures. 

Another  Frenchman  was  attached  to  the  brigade  for  several  months, 
Marechal  des  Logis  Boree,  also  an  experienced  fighter  and  a  very  helpful 
instructor.  Boree  supervised  the  construction  of  four  gun  emplacements, 
very  much  on  the  order  of  the  gun  emplacements  the  regiment  was  to 
find  all  along  the  front  in  the  St.  Mihiel  sector. 

Lieutenant-Colonel  Jacob  A.  Mack,  of  the  regular  army,  who  assumed 
command  of  the  regiment  on  January  1,  1918,  believed  strongly  in  shifting 
his  officers  around,  "breaking  up  happy  families"  as  he  expressed  it.  His 
contention  was  that  no  officer  should  command  his  home  company  for  the 
reason  that  it  would  be  very  difficult  for  the  officer  to  avoid  having  favorites 


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among  his  men  and  "playing"  these  favorites,  too;  that  officers  and  men 
were  prone  to  get  into  a  rut  and  lose  interest  in  their  work,  if  they  asso- 
ciated too  long  together.  Therefore,  he  set  about  the  task  of  shaking  up 
the  regiment  and  when  he  got  through  with  it  there  was  "nobody  home" 
in  any  outfit  except  the  Supply  Officer  and  the  Regimental  Adjutant. 
These  two  were  not  moved. 

During  the  month  of  January  the  following  transfers  and  other 
changes  took  place  among  the  officers  of  the  regiment : 

First  Lieutenant  William  P.  Whittaker  transferred  from  Headquarters 
Company  to  Battery  D ;  First  Lieutenant  J.  E.  Moore,  from  Battery  D  to 
Headquarters  Company ;  Sergeant  James  P.  Dodge,  Jr.,  promoted  to  second 
lieutenant  and  assigned  to  Battery  F ;  Second  Lieutenant  E.  H.  Bellamy, 
Battery  F,  transferred  to  Chickamaugua  Park ;  Second  Lieutenant  Thomas 
J.  Craig,  Battery  C,  to  Headquarters  Company;  Second  Lieutenant  Robert 
H.  Lawrence,  Battery  B,  resigned;  First  Lieutenant  David  R.  Morris, 
Battery  A,  to  Headquarters  Company;  First  Lieutenant  Claude  B.  Mc- 
Brayer,  Headquarters  Company,  resigned. 

In  February  Captain  Gustaf  R.  Westfeldt  joined  the  regiment  and  was 
assigned  to  Headquarters  Company.  He  assumed  command  of  that  organi- 
zation on  February  21st.  First  Lieutenant  Horace  C.  Bennett  also  joined 
the  regiment  and  was  assigned  to  Headquarters  Company.  First  Lieuten- 
ant Sanford  A.  Richardson,  Battery  E,  was  transferred  to  Headquarters 
Company  and  later  resigned.  First  Lieutenant  P.  B.  Perry,  Supply  Com- 
pany, transferred  to  Headquarters  Company  and  resigned  on  February 
20th.  First  Lieutenant  Robert  P.  Beaman,  transferred  from  Headquarters 
Company  to  Battery  B ;  First  Lieutenant  Christian  E.  Mears,  Headquarters 
Company,  to  Battery  E ;  Second  Lieutenant  Jesse  E.  Carpenter,  Headquar- 
ters Company  to  Battery  A;  Second  Lieutenant  Zack  D.  Harden,  Head- 
quarters Company  to  Battery  A ;  Captain  John  H.  Weddell,  Battery  A  to 
battalion  adjutant,  First  Battalion;  First  Lieutenant  William  B.  R.  Guion, 
Battery  A,  to  Battery  C ;  Second  Lieutenant  Richard  D.  Dixon,  Battery 
A,  to  Battery  E ;  Second  Lieutenant  Frank  B.  Davis,  Battery  A,  to  Battery 
D ;  Captain  Lennox  P.  McLendon,  Battery  C,  to  Battery  B ;  First  Lieuten- 
ant Frank  B.  Ashcraft,  Battery  D  to  Battery  B ;  Second  Lieutenant  H.  B. 
Covington,  Battery  D  to  Battery  B ;  Second  Lieutenant  John  W.  Moore, 
Headquarters  Company  to  Battery  B ;  First  Lieutenant  William  E.  Baug- 
ham,  Battery  B  to  Supply  Company;  Captain  Rufus  M.  Johnston,  from 
adjutant  of  First  Battalion  to  Battery  F;  First  Lieutenant  Enoch  S.  Sim- 
mons, Battery  B  to  Battery  F;  First  Lieutenant  Frank  L.  Fuller,  Battery 
C  to  Battery  F;  Second  Lieutenant  H.  H.  Hardison,  Battery  D  to  Battery 
F;  Captain  Reid  R.  Morrison,  Battery  F  to  Battery  D;  First  Lieutenant 
George  A.  Morrow,  Battery  F  to  Battery  D ;  First  Lieutenant  Eugene  Alli- 
son, Battery  F  to  Battery  C ;  Second  Lieutenant  Eugene  P.  Jones,  Battery 
F  to  Battery  C;  Second  Lieutenant  James  P.  Dodge,  Jr.,  Battery  F  to 
Battery  A;  Captain  Wiley  C.  Rodman,  Battery  B  to  Battery  E;  Second 
Lieutenant  Owen  S.  Robertson,  Battery  C  to  Battery  E :  First  Lieutenant 


36  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

S.  M.  Gattis,  Battery  C  to  Battery  D ;  First  Lieutenant  Robert  M.  Hanes, 
Battery  E  to  Battery  A;  Second  Lieutenant  G.  S.  Dixon,  Battery  B  to 
Battery  D ;  Second  Lieutenant  Leroy  C.  Hand,  Battery  E  to  Battery 
C ;  Captain  Louis  B.  Crayton,  Battery  E  to  Battery  C ;  Second  Lieutenant 
Eugene  P.  Jones,  of  Battery  C  resigned  on  February  7th. 

Practically  all  of  the  transfers  in  February  were  made  in  one  order, 
R.  S.  0.  No.  21,  dated  February  1,  1918.  Officers  and  men  will  long  remem- 
ber this  particular  order,  for  it  came  without  warning  and  completely 
upset  the  old  and  established  order  of  things. 

In  March  there  were  also  many  changes,  though  not  so  many  as  in 
February.  Battery  A  reported  no  changes.  In  Battery  B,  Leroy  C.  Hand, 
Battery  C,  promoted  from  second  lieutenant  to  first,  was  in  command 
of  the  outfit  in  the  absence  of  Captain  McLendon,  who  was  at  Fort  Sill. 
Second  Lieutenant  Russel  N.  Boswell,  commissioned  from  sergeant  and 
transferred  from  Battery  C,  and  Second  Lieutenant  Henry  A.  McKinnon, 
transferred  to  Battery  B  from  Headquarters  Company,  were  the  other  new 
officers  in  Battery  B.  First  Lieutenant  John  W.  Moore  and  First  Lieuten- 
ant Frank  B.  Ashcraft  were  transferred,  the  first  to  Battery  E  and  the 
latter  to  Headquarters  Company.  Lieutenant  Ashcraft  resigned  during  the 
month.  First  Lieutenants  Frank  L.  Fuller  and  Enoch  S.  Simmons  were 
transferred  from  Battery  F  to  Battery  C  and  Second  Lieutenant  Francis 
E.  Liles,  newly  commissioned  from  sergeant,  was  assigned  to  Battery  C. 
First  Lieutenant  William  B.  R.  Guion  was  transferred  from  Battery  C  to 
Battery  A  and  First  Lieutenant  William  P.  Whittaker  to  Battery  F. 

In  Battery  D,  First  Lieutenant  George  A.  Morrow  resigned  and  First 
Lieutenant  Richard  D.  Dixon,  promoted  during  the  month  from  Second 
Lieutenant,  was  assigned  to  the  battery  from  Battery  E.  In  Battery  E, 
there  was  only  one  other  change  during  the  month.  Second  Lieutenant 
Marshal  S.  Barnett,  commissioned  from  sergeant,  was  assigned  to  the 
battery  on  March  13th.  Battery  F  was  unchanged,  except  that  Ordnance 
Sergeant  Edwin  B.  Haynes,  Supply  Company,  was  commissioned  second 
lieutenant  and  assigned  to  the  battery.  Headquarters  Company  showed 
two  changes  in  March,  one  being  the  resignation  of  First  Lieutenant 
Frank  B.  Ashcraft  and  the  assignment  to  the  company  of  Second  Lieuten- 
ant J.  P.  Bolt,  commissioned  from  regimental  supply  sergeant  on  March 
13th.  In  the  Sanitary  Detachment  Second  Lieutenant  W.  0.  Hughes, 
veterinary  corps,  was  made  first  lieutenant,  First  Lieutenants  Burmah  D. 
Moore  and  Henry  P.  Ledford  were  transferred  to  the  118th  Infantry. 

In  April  the  regiment  lost  for  a  time  eighteen  of  its  officers  who  were 
sent  overseas  with  the  advance  school  detachment  of  the  30th  Division. 
From  Headquarters  Company  First  Lieutenants  David  R.  Morris  and  Julian 
E.  Moore  were  transferred  to  the  Aviation  Concentration  Camp  at  Fort 
Sill.  Second  Lieutenant  Henry  A.  McKinnon  was  transferred  to  Battery 
A,  Second  Lieutenant  John  P.  Bolt  to  the  Supply  Company,  and  First 
Lieutenant  William  B.  Duncan  to  Battery  E.  Second  Lieutenant  Zack 
D.  Harden  was  transferred  to  Battery  A.     Second  Lieutenant  Harry  B. 


In   Training  at  Camp  Sevier,  South  Carolina  37 

Covington  resigned  from  Battery  B.  First  Lieutenant  Eugene  Allison, 
of  Battery  A,  was  assigned  to  Battery  C  on  April  24th  and  Captain  Louis 
B.  Crayton  of  Battery  C,  was  assigned  to  Battery  E  on  April  13th.  On 
the  same  date  Captain  Reid  R.  Morrison,  of  Battery  D  was  reassigned 
to  his  old  battery  F,  and  Captain  Rufus  M.  Johnston,  of  Battery  F,  was 
assigned  to  Battery  D.  Second  Lieutenant  Edwin  B.  Haynes,  Battery  F, 
was  assigned  to  Battery  E.  First  Lieutenant  William  P.  Whittaker  was 
transferred  to  Headquarters  Company.  Captain  John  H.  Weddell,  adjutant 
of  the  First  Battalion,  resigned. 

About  the  middle  of  May  nine  new  officers  reported  to  the  regiment, 
all  coming  from  the  field  artillery  replacement  camp  at  Camp  Jackson, 
S.  C.  They  were :  Captain  Nugent  B.  Vairin,  Jr.,  First  Lieutenants  Charles 
H.  Wood,  Allan  W.  Douglass,  Lewis  M.  Smith,  Jr.,  Maitland  Solomon ;  Sec- 
ond Lieutenants  Richard  S.  Schmidt,  Daniel  T.  Roberts,  Ernest  W.  Hinch- 
cliffe  and  Kip  I.  Chace.  Two  of  these,  Lieutenant  Douglass  and  Lieutenant 
Schmidt,  were  assigned  to  Battery  A.  Second  Lieutenant  James  P.  Dodge, 
Jr.,  was  transferred  from  Battery  A  to  Headquarters  Company  and  Second 
Lieutenant  Jesse  E.  Carpenter,  of  Battery  A,  resigned.  First  Lieutenant 
Charles  H.  Wood  and  Second  Lieutenant  Daniel  T.  Roberts  were  assigned 
to  Battery  B.  Second  Lieutenant  Ernest  W.  Hinchcliffe  was  assigned  to 
Battery  C.  Captain  Nugent  B.  Vairin,  Jr.,  was  assigned  to  Battery  D, 
succeeding  Captain  Rufus  M.  Johnston,  who  resigned.  Second  Lieutenant 
Kip  I.  Chace  was  also  assigned  to  Battery  D.  First  Lieutenant  Maitland 
Solomon  and  Second  Lieutenant  Richard  S.  Schmidt  were  assigned  to  Bat- 
tery F.  First  Lieutenant  Lewis  M.  Smith  was  assigned  to  Headquarters 
Company  and  First  Lieutenant  William  E.  Baugham,  relieved  from  duty 
with  the  Supply  Company,  was  also  assigned  to  Headquarters  Company. 
First  Lieutenant  Frank  K.  Borden  was  transferred  from  the  Headquar- 
ters Company  to  the  Aviation  Concentration  Camp  at  Fort  Sill.  First  Lieu- 
tenant Joseph  Lonergon  was  transferred  to  the  regiment  from  the  Quarter- 
master Corps  and  was  attached  to  the  Supply  Company  on  May  1.  He 
was  assigned  to  the  Supply  Company  on  May  22d.  Captain  Martin  Olt- 
.  house,  veterinary  corps,  was  assigned  to  the  regiment  during  this  month. 

In  April  the  regimental  staff  was  increased  by  the  addition  of  another 
officer,  a  personnel  adjutant.  First  Lieutenant  Alfred  W.  Horton,  of  the 
30th  Division  Staff,  was  selected  for  this  place  and  he  was  transferred  to  the 
regiment,  soon  thereafter  being  promoted  to  captain.  This  new  office,  it 
was  announced,  would  relieve  company  commanders  of  the  onerous  labors 
of  making  out  pay  rolls  and  writing  miles  of  reports.  While  all  of  the 
dreams  engendered  by  the  news  of  the  new  departure  failed  to  come  true, 
it  did  serve  to  greatly  lighten  the  burdens  of  all  organization  commanders. 
The  Personnel  Officer  took  from  the  shoulders  of  the  Supply  Officer  the 
burden  of  handling  the  regiment's  pay  account  and  his  records,  carefully 
card  indexed  and  filed,  made  instantly  available  the  regiment's  every  asset 
in  the  way  of  specially  trained  man-power. 

While  these  changes  were  taking  place   among  the  officers  of  the 


38  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

regiment,  many  changes  were  taking  place  among  the  enlisted  men  of  the 
regiment.  By  slow  degrees  every  man  found  his  place.  Men  who  had 
come  to  camp,  privates,  demonstrated  their  fitness  for  places  of  responsi- 
bility and  in  many  cases  men  who  had  come  to  camp  wearing  the  stripes 
of  a  corporal  or  of  a  sergeant  again  found  their  way  back  to  the  ranks. 
The  changes  were  too  numerous  to  be  chronicled  here.  In  March,  April 
and  May  of  1918,  there  were  many  calls  for  specially  trained  men  for 
service  overseas  and  elsewhere  in  the  United  States.  French  speaking 
soldiers  were  taken  in  one  group  and  sent  to  Camp  Greene,  N.  C,  for 
immediate  service  in  France.  Another  time  the  call  was  for  railway 
mechanics  for  the  A.  E.  F.  and  the  regiment  lost  heavily.  Truck  drivers 
and  auto  mechanics  went  out  in  a  body,  leaving  a  big  gap  in  the  ranks, 
and  so  it  went.  Organization  commanders  were  sorely  tried  during  these 
months,  for  they  knew  not  the  hour  when  an  order  would  come  down 
calling  for  their  very  best  men.  A  good  private  is  a  precious  possession 
and  one  to  be  cherished,  but  a  good  non-com  is  worth  his  weight  in  gold. 
It  takes  long,  hard,  sustained  effort  to  develop  one  and  to  have  him  trailed 
down  to  your  outfit  by  a  card  index  hound  and  snatched  away  without 
so  much  as  "by  your  leave,"  is  one  of  the  things  that  makes  war  what 
Sherman  said  it  was. 

In  January  the  following  soldiers  were  sent  to  the  Third  Officers' 
Training  Camp  at  Camp  Stanley,  Leon  Springs,  Texas: 

Sergeant  Major  W.  A.  Allen,  First  Sergeant  W.  F.  Danielly,  Sergeants 
Fred  M.  Patterson,  Paul  B.  Scott,  Michael  H.  Jones  and  George  B.  Hellen, 
Headquarters  Company;  Corporal  Leland  C.  Shepard,  Supply  Company; 
Sergeant  John  G.  Hudgins,  Battery  A ;  First  Sergeant  W.  A.  Blount,  Bat- 
tery B;  Sergeant  C.  B.  Wills,  Battery  C;  Sergeant  Nero  T.  Bobbitt  and 
Corporal  Percy  H.  Wilson,  Battery  D ;  Sergeant  C.  J.  M.  Blume,  Corporals 
Leland  White,  Jr.,  and  Mitchell  F.  Orr,  Private  John  L.  Bell,  of  Battery  F. 

Many  other  men  were  transferred  to  other  branches  of  the  service. 
The  Signal  Corps  took  quite  a  number  and  the  Quartermaster  Corps 
called  for  trained  accountants  and  men  experienced  in  the  handling  of 
supplies.  By  means  of  the  card  index  of  the  personnel  officer  these  men 
were  located  easily  and  taken  away  in  droves.  There  was  never  a  time 
when  the  regiment  was  unable  to  furnish  the  kind  of  men  called  for. 
Every  variety  of  skilled  labor  and  most  of  the  professions  were  represented 
in  the  regiment. 

As  these  men  went,  others  came  to  fill  their  places.  They  came  from 
National  Army  camps  at  Camp  Jackson,  S.  C,  Camp  Gordon,  Ga.,  and 
Camp  Funston,  Kan.  The  men  received  from  Camp  Funston,  Kan.,  were 
of  an  unusually  high  order  and  well  trained  in  field  artillery  work.  Those 
received  from  Jackson  and  Gordon  were  green.  The  Camp  Funston  men 
were  out  of  the  89th  Division  and  almost  without  exception  proved  to 
be  good  soldiers.  A  search  of  the  records  would  show  that  the  Camp 
Funston  detachment  furnished  the  regiment  a  number  of  non-com- 
missioned officers  out  of  all  proportion  to  the  size  of  the  detachment. 


In  Training  at  Camp  Sevier,  South  Carolina  39 

These  men  were  all  from  the  west.  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Nebraska  were 
well  represented  as  were  the  Dakotas  and  Colorado. 

The  War  Department  changed  its  policy  of  promoting  men  from  the 
ranks  in  the  spring  of  1918,  requiring  thereafter  a  course  in  some  training 
camp.  The  number  of  officer  candidates  alloted  to  each  regiment  was  very 
small  and  this  was  very  discouraging  to  the  ambitious.  The  One  Hun- 
dred and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  possessed  "officer  timber"  in  large 
quantities.  No  regiment  ever  boasted  an  enlisted  personnel  ranking 
higher  in  intelligence  and  soldierly  qualities  in  general  than  that  of 
the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth.  There  was  no  disposition  on  the 
part  of  the  officers  of  the  regiment  to  keep  any  of  their  men  from  attend- 
ing the  officers'  training  camps,  though  it  was  discouraging  to  the  last 
degree  to  train  a  non-commissioned  officer  up  to  a  point  where  he  was 
almost  indispensable  and  then  lose  him.  On  the  other  hand,  they  pulled 
hard  for  their  best  sergeants  and  the  selection  of  the  monthly  list  of 
candidates  was  always  fraught  with  rivalry. 

Meanwhile,  those  who  were  left  in  the  regiment  were  fast  getting  an 
artillery  education.  Officers  began  to  report  back  from  the  great  Artillery 
School  of  Fire  at  Fort  Sill  in  January,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Chambers  being 
first  to  return,  and  these  brought  new  ideas  and  new  methods  of  instruc- 
tion. The  3-inch  guns  were  worked  all  day  long  and  the  old  wooden  guns 
lost  their  bark.  The  men  kept  on  the  jump  all  the  time.  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  Mack  began  to  instruct  the  officers  in  new  French  methods  which 
he  had  acquired  with  the  7th  Field  Artillery  in  France.  They  learned 
that  firing  cannons  was  no  longer  a  simple  matter,  but  that  they  must  take 
into  consideration  the  density  of  the  air,  the  temperature  of  the  powder  and 
various  and  sundry  meteorological  facts  and  circumstances.  Lieutenant 
Popelin  was  an  expert  along  this  line  and  was  of  great  assistance  to  Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel Mack. 

Lieutenant  Popelin  was  ordered  to  Fort  Sill  in  February,  but  returned 
to  the  brigade  in  March,  just  as  the  regiment  was  getting  ready  to  start 
to  the  artillery  range  at  Cleveland  Mills,  about  twenty  miles  north  of  Camp 
Sevier.  This  period  of  practice  firing,  the  first  the  men  had,  was  one  of 
unusual  interest  to  them.  For  months  they  had  been  going  through  the 
motions  of  loading,  aiming  and  firing.  They  had  stood  gun  drill  until  they 
were  letter  perfect  in  the  execution  of  every  command  and  the  gun  squads 
moved  like  well-oiled  machines.  The  men  wondered  if  they  could  handle 
"live"  shells  as  smoothly  as  they  handled  the  wooden  shells,  and  if  the  report 
of  the  guns  would  rattle  them ;  and  they  were  possessed  of  a  great  and 
burning  curiosity  to  see  their  officers  work  under  conditions  approximating 
actual  warfare.    They  could  hardly  wait  to  get  on  the  range  and  at  work. 

The  First  Battalion,  with  about  half  of  the  Supply  Company  and  the 
battalion  detail  out  of  Headquarters  Company,  left  for  the  range  on  the 
30th  day  of  March,  arriving  the  following  day.  The  First  Battalion  spent  a 
week  in  target  work  and  was  relieved  by  the  Second  Battalion  and  the  other 
halves  of  Headquarters  and  Supply  Companies,  these  returning  from  the 


40  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

range  on  April  15th.  The  work  of  the  officers  and  of  the  men  was  satis- 
factory throughout  and  very  pleasing  to  the  instructors. 

Very  soon  after  the  return  of  the  regiment  from  the  artillery  range 
rumors  of  moving  began  to  stir  and  soon  they  were  coming  thick  and  fast. 
Equipment  was  checked  and  rechecked  and  property  accounts  carefully 
audited.  The  Division  Quartermaster  had  scoured  the  nation  for  equipment 
for  his  division  and  at  the  final  check-up  it  was  found  to  be  in  fairly  good 
condition.  The  Assistant  Division  Quartermaster  announced  in  April  that 
according  to  his  records  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery 
was  the  best  equipped  regiment  in  the  division,  leading  all  other  outfits 
by  a  margin  of  9  per  cent,  in  quartermaster  property.  In  the  matter  of 
ordnance  signal  and  engineer  property,  the  outfit  was  sadly  lacking,  and 
these  classes  of  property  were  not  received  in  abundance  until  the  regiment 
reached  France. 

On  April  19,  1918,  Colonel  Cox  was  directed  by  the  Division  Com- 
mander to  name  18  officers  and  30  enlisted  men  as  an  "advance  school 
detachment"  to  precede  the  regiment  to  France  for  instruction.  This 
detachment  left  the  regiment  on  April  30th  and  sailed  from  New  York  on 
the  steamship  George  Washington  on  May  8th.  They  landed  at  Brest, 
France  and  reported  at  the  U.  S.  Artillery  School  at  Camp  de  Valdahon, 
France.  This  detachment  rejoined  the  regiment  at  Camp  de  Coetquidan, 
France,  on  June  22,  1918.    It  consisted  of  the  following  officers  and  men : 

OFFICERS: 

Lieut.-Col.    Sidney  C.    Chambers,    commanding. 

Wireless   or    Telegraphy:  Reconnaissance  and  Orientation: 

1st  Lieut.  Horace  C.  Bennett.  Capt.  Lennox  P.  McLendon. 

1st  Lieut.  Christian  E.  Mears.  1st  Lieut.  William  B.  R.  Guion. 

.  1st  Lieut.  John  W.  Moore. 

Flrm9-  2d  Lieut.  Lemuel  R.  Johnston. 


Capt.  Wiley  C.  Rodman. 
Capt.  Robert  M.  Hanes. 
1st  Lieut.  Wade  V.  Bowman. 


Aerial  Observation: 


1st  Lieut.  Richard  D.  Dixon.  1st  Lieut.  William  E.  Baugham. 

1st  Lieut.  Beverly  S.  Royster,  Jr.  1st  Lieut.  Samuel  M.  Gattis,  Jr. 

1st  Lieut.  Enoch  S.  Simmons.  2d  Lieut.  Zack  D.  Harden. 

2d  Lieut.  James  P.  Dodge,  Jr  2d  Lieut.  Caleb  K.  Burgess. 

ENLISTED  MEN: 

Department    of   Materiel:  Department   of   Telephone: 

Sgts.  Edward  E.  Bell  and  John  G.  Hud-  Sgt.  Luther  White,  of  Battery  A. 

gins,  of  Battery  A.  C0rp.  William  L.   Hassel,  of  Battery  B. 

Sgts.   Frank  W.   McKeel   and   James   K.  Corp    Legter  y    Smith>  of  Battery  & 

Proctor,  of  Battery  B.  _          _     ,  _    _.,,.             „  „              „ 

c   4-   ou     i      t>    iij-'ii       r  r>  ij.        /-i  Corp.  Fred  E.  Williams,  of  Battery  D. 

Sgt.  Charles  B.  Wills,  of  Battery  C.  *                                   '                   J 

Sgts.  Nero  T.  Bobbitt  and  Percy  H.  Wil-  sgt-  Ronald  A.  Craven,  of  Battery  E. 

son,  of  Battery  D.  1st  CI.  Pvt.  Clarence  G.  Hope,  of  Battery 

Sgt.  Walter  R.  Minish,  of  Battery  E.  F. 

Sgts.   McLin   S.    Choate  and   Charles   F.  Sgt.    Fred    M.    Patterson,   of   Headquar- 

Rich,  of  Battery  F.  ters  Co. 


In  Training  at  Camp  Seiner,  South  Carolina 


Department  of  Wireless: 
Sgt.  Newton  S.  Gulley,  of  Battery  B. 
Sgt.  Lawrence  F.  Dixon,  of  Battery  C. 
Sgt.  Archie  B.  Fairley,  of  Battery  D. 
Corp.  Rufus  A.  Annas,  of  Battery  E. 
Corp.  Charles  G.  Sellers,  of  Battery  F. 
Corp.  George  H.  Goelson,  of  Battery  A. 
Sgt.  Ralph  L.  Henderson,  of  Headquar- 
ters Co. 


Department  of  Observation  and  Liaison: 

Corp.  Jacob  H.  Ziegler,  of  Battery  A. 
Corp.  Marshall  E.  Bagwell,  of  Battery  B. 
1st    CI.    Pvt.    Charles    L.    Andrews,     of 

Battery  C. 
Pvt.  Julian  D.  Kirby,  of  Battery  D. 
Pvt.  Dedrick  S.  Barber,  of  Battery  E. 
Corp.   William   E.   Cornelius,  of  Battery 

F. 
Sgt.  Earl  Johnson,  of  Headquarters  Co. 


The  departure  of  these  men  stirred  the  regiment  to  fever  heat.  The 
whole  outfit,  both  officers  and  men,  were  wild  to  be  on  the  move  and  eager 
to  get  at  the  foe.  The  news  from  Europe  at  that  time  was  not  cheering. 
Germany  had  launched  the  first  of  her  five  big  drives  in  March.  The 
result  had  been  disastrous  to  the  allies.  In  April  Germany  again  smashed 
through  the  allied  lines  for  big  gains  and  it  began  to  look  like  the  war 
would  be  over  before  the  eager  warriers  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thir- 
teenth could  reach  the  scene  of  action.  Bare  thought  of  such  an  ending, 
such  a  blasting  of  all  their  hopes,  wore  the  patience  of  the  waiting  soldiers 
threadbare  and  when  things  began  to  look  like  real  action  was  in  prospect, 
great  was  their  enthusiasm. 

The  infantry  outfits  of  the  division  were  first  to  move,  and  they  moved 
swiftly  when  they  started.  Within  a  week  from  the  time  the  movement 
started,  all  of  the  big  camp,  except  the  area  occupied  by  the  55th  Field 
Artillery  Brigade  and  a  few  scattering  units,  was  vacant.  Then  began 
another  period  of  depression  that  lasted  for  ten  days  or  more.  Rumors 
again  flew  thick  and  fast  and  the  most  persistent  of  them  had  it  that  no 
artillery  outfits  were  going  to  France  for  many  months,  as  the  Allies  were 
well-fixed  with  artillery  but  needed  infantry  and  machine  gun  outfits. 

On  May  8th  a  telegram  from  Adjutant  General  McCain  was  received 
directing  the  movement  of  all  remaining  units  of  the  division  to  the  Port 
of  Embarkation,  Hoboken,  N.  J.,  and  this  dispelled  all  doubt.  Hurry-up 
orders  came  down  for  the  turning  in  to  the  Remount  Depot  of  all  animals 
and  there  was  great  scurrying  around  in  all  quarters  to  clear  up  property 
accounts.  The  regiment  checked  out  exactly  in  the  matter  of  animals, 
much  to  the  delight  of  everybody  concerned.  The  3-inch  American  guns 
were  shipped  to  Camp  Jackson  for  the  artillery  replacement  division  there 
and  the  battery  of  British  75  milimetre  guns,  which  the  regiment  received 
late  in  the  spring  and  used  but  little,  were  shipped  to  the  37th  Division  at 
Camp  Sheridan,  Ala.  Hundreds  of  packing  boxes  were  made  and  the  work 
of  packing  and  marking  equipment  was  carried  through  without  a  hitch. 
The  regiment  was  ready  for  moving  at  the  hour  appointed  for  it,  with 
nothing  left  undone.  There  was  not  a  single  "hang  over"  left  to  worry 
about  and  no  Camp  Sevier  ghosts  rose  to  haunt  the  regiment  afterwards. 

The  regiment  boarded  train  on  Sunday,  May  19,  1918,  and  on  the 
day  following.     Headquarters  and  Supply  Companies  and  the  First  Bat- 


42  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

talion  left  Sunday  on  trains  No.  48  and  No.  49,  with  Lieutenants  Whittaker 
and  Barnett  as  train  quartermasters.  On  Monday  train  No.  50,  with  Lieu- 
tenant Bolt  as  train  quartermaster,  carried  the  Second  Battalion.  Trains 
No.  48  and  No.  49  reached  Camp  Albert  L.  Mills,  Long  Island,  N.  Y.,  on 
Tuesday,  May  21st,  and  the  remaining  units  reached  camp  late  the  same  day, 
marching  into  a  camp  area  only  partly  equipped  in  pitch-black  darkness 
and  in  a  driving  rain. 

The  regiment  spent  the  remainder  of  the  week  at  Camp  Mills  and  a 
busy  week  it  was  for  everybody.  Orders  were  to  turn  in  every  piece  of 
equipment  and  draw  new  equipment  and  this  involved  tremendous  labor. 
A  flock  of  inspectors  descended  upon  the  regiment  and  every  article  of 
equipment  was  scrutinized  as  closely  as  if  the  fate  of  the  world  depended 
on  its  good  condition.  The  great  city  of  New  York  just  across  the  Sound, 
beckoned  in  vain.  There  was  no  opportunity  for  the  officers  to  get  any 
recreation  or  relaxation  and  the  majority  of  the  non-commissioned  officers 
were  bound  down  to  their  tasks  in  the  same  way.  The  big  job  was  to  get 
the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  ready  for  duty  overseas. 

On  Sunday  morning,  May  26,  1918,  the  regiment  marched  from  Camp 
Mills  and  boarded  a  ferry-boat  and  was  carried  to  its  loading  pier,  where 
it  found  the  Armagh,  a  big  British  freighter  waiting  to  receive  it.  This 
boat  had  been  constructed  for  carrying  beef  from  Australia  and  New  Zea- 
land to  England  and  was,  no  doubt,  admirably  adapted  to  that  sort  of 
business,  but  as  a  transport  for  soldiers  it  left  much  to  be  desired.  The 
boat  had  been  converted  hastily  into  a  transport  and  the  quarters  provided 
for  the  men  were  the  last  word  in  discomfort,  extremely  hard  to  keep 
even  half  clean  and  very  poorly  ventilated.  About  2,500  soldiers  were 
crowded  into  the  Armagh.  It  held  all  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth 
except  about  fifteen  officers,  who  were  assigned  to  the  115th  Field  Artillery 
for  the  voyage;  the  105th  Field  Signal  Battalion,  under  Major  Van  Dusen; 
Headquarters  55th  Field  Artillery  Brigade,  with  General  Gatley  in  charge, 
and  a  few  other  scattered  units. 

The  Armagh  sailed  on  the  27th  of  May  and  it  struck  nasty  foggy 
weather  before  it  was  well  out  of  the  harbor.  Thirteen  other  ships  and 
one  lone  battleship  slipped  out  of  the  mist  and  joined  the  Armagh  on  the 
morning  of  the  28th  and  throughout  the  long  voyage  the  convoy  kept  in 
regular  formation  day  and  night. 

For  more  than  a  week,  as  the  ship  labored  on,  there  was  small 
thought  of  dangers  lurking  near,  for  it  took  that  long  to  get  within  what 
was  then  called  the  "danger  zone"  and  it  is  just  as  well  that  nobody  on 
board  knew  that  German  submarines  were  operating  at  that  time  just 
outside  New  York  harbor.  Everywhere  on  the  broad  Atlantic  in  those 
days  there  was  danger.  The  regiment  was  on  the  water  at  the  time  when 
the  first  news  of  submarine  operations  along  the  coasts  of  the  United 
States  startled  the  country  and  it  caused  much  uneasiness  among  the 
people  at  home.  No  member  of  the  regiment  knew  about  it  until  after 
the  Armagh  had  reached  Liverpool. 


CHAPTER  III 


THE  JOURNEY  TO  FRANCE 

HE  voyage  was  devoid  of  incident,  except  that  there  was  a 
submarine  scare.  The  ship's  second  officer  on  watch  one 
night  was  very  positive  that  he  saw  the  wake  of  a  torpedo 
as  it  passed  close  astern  of  the  nearest  ship  in  the  convoy 
and  shot  on  across  the  bow  of  the  Armagh.  The  convoy 
speeded  up  and  when  daylight  came  several  of  the  ships 
were  found  to  be  out  of  position.  They  drifted  back  into 
formation  and  the  voyage  continued  as  before,  the  ships 
zig-zagging  across  the  ocean  after  a  scheme  agreed  upon.  In  the  office  of 
the  navigator,  high  on  the  bridge  of  the  ship,  a  little  clock  gave  a  signal 
at  regular  intervals  and  the  big  ship  obeyed  it  instantly.  Every  other 
ship  in  the  convoy  changed  course  at  exactly  the  same  moment. 

The  voyage  was  monotonous  in  the  extreme.  The  eternal  sameness 
got  on  everyone's  nerves.  Hundreds  of  the  soldiers,  both  officers  and  men, 
were  getting  their  first  taste  of  the  sea  and  "mal  de  mer"  claimed  them  for 
its  own.  Fog  settled  down  on  the  sea  like  a  blanket  and  the  ship's  whistle 
sounded  night  and  day.  Inspection  followed  inspection  and  life-boat  drill 
was  the  only  thing  that  broke  the  monotony,  and  even  that  palled  on  the 
men  after  the  first  week.  "Craps"  was  interesting  until  the  crew  had  been 
relieved  of  all  of  their  money.  The  wily  Britishers  proved  an  easy  mark 
at  this  game,  but  they  came  back  at  the  Yanks  with  a  game  of  their  own 
that  easily  recouped  all  their  losses.  The  game  flourished  until  news  of  it 
came  to  the  ears  of  some  officers  of  the  regiment  and  it  was  stopped. 

The  Armagh  and  her  sister  ships  of  the  convoy  took  the  northern 
route.  None  who  traveled  with  that  outfit  will  deny  that  the  convoy  went 
north.  It  grew  cold  and  colder  and  everybody  looked  for  icebergs.  In 
fact,  the  opinion  was  freely  expressed  that  the  north  pole  was  not  far  off 
and  every  man  wore  his  heavy  overcoat  and  was  glad  that  he  had  it.  The 
life-belts  were  fine  chest  protectors.  The  majority  of  the  men  had  the 
padded  jacket  variety,  with  a  heavy  collar  that  stood  up  around  the  ears. 
These  were  worn  after  the  ship  reached  the  so-called  "danger  zone." 

To  make  things  worse,  there  was  the  British  grub  and  British  cooking. 
It  was  all  good,  from  a  British  standpoint,  but  exceedingly  disgusting  to 
American  stomachs.  There  was  mutton.  Few  Americans  like  mutton,  but 
the  Britisher  holds  it  second  only  to  his  beloved  roast  beef.  The  Armagh 
seemed  to  be  stocked  up  heavily  on  mutton  and  anxious  to  get  rid  of  it, 
far  there  was  mutton  every  day  and  very  often  mutton  twice  a  day. 


41  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

Then  there  was  that  other  evil-tasting  mixture  that  the  Britishers 
called  "orange  marmalade."  This  came  on  the  menu  with  sickening  reguf- 
larity.  The  men  hated  the  stuff  and  more  than  one  can  of  it  went  over- 
board. In  fact,  so  much  of  it  went  that  way  that  guards  were  set  to  watch 
out  for  such  "wanton  waste  of  comestibles."  The  men  could  hardly  figure 
just  how  the  stuff  came  to  be  considered  a  "comestible,"  for  it  was  not 
palatable.  When  warned  not  to  destroy  more  of  it  they  readily  desisted, 
one  man  stating  it  clearly  in  these  words : 

"The  stuff  ain't  fit  for  a  human  being  to  eat  and  according  to  my  way  of 
looking  at  it,  overboard  is  the  place  for  it,  but  if  there  are  people  in  the 
world  foolish  enough  to  eat  it,  I  say  let's  save  it  for  them." 

Potatoes,  boiled  in  their  jackets,  were  on  the  bill  of  fare  for  every 
meal,  and  so  it  went.  There  was  never  any  lack  of  food  and  the  food  was 
undoubtedly  nourishing,  but  it  didn't  suit  the  American  soldier.  The  men 
longed  for  their  own  "mess  line"  again,  with  their  own  mess  sergeants  pre- 
siding over  the  "eats"  and  their  own  cooks  and  "K.  P.'s"  dishing  them  out 
with  generous  hands.  They  promised  themselves  that  "if  they  ever  got 
back  to  good  old  U.  S.  A.  rations  again"  they  would  kick  no  more  and  their 
loud  lamentations  were  music  to  the  ears  of  the  aforesaid  mess  sergeants 
and  cooks,  all  of  whom  had  suffered  long  and  grievously  at  the  hands  of 
the  lamenters.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  these  promises,  though  earnestly 
made,  were  not  kept.    The  American  soldier  is  never  satisfied. 

The  voyage  made  a  deep  and  lasting  impression  on  the  minds  of  the 
men.  The  nights  were  particularly  solemn  and  depressing.  The  big  gray 
ship,  dark  as  a  tomb  from  end  to  end,  plunged  along  through  the  darkness, 
with  not  a  sound  except  the  throb  of  the  engines.  The  men  were  not  per- 
mitted to  smoke  a  cigarette  for  fear  that  the  lighted  end  might  cast  a  glow 
that  would  catch  the  sinister  eye  of  a  German  sub  lurking  out  there  some- 
where in  the  darkness.  The  long  days,  when  the  fog  covered  the  face  of  the 
waters  and  blotted  out  the  outlines  of  even  the  closest  ships  of  the  convoy, 
were  almost  as  solemn  as  the  nights.  Altogether  such  a  voyage  as  the 
men  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  experienced  is  not 
to  be  sought  after.    One  is  quite  enough  for  an  ordinary  lifetime. 

Somewhere  far  out  in  the  Atlantic,  northwest  of  the  Irish  coast,  the 
men  woke  one  morning  to  find  the  big  gray  American  battleship  that  had 
been  escorting  the  transports  gone,  and  even  as  they  scanned  the  horizon 
for  it  they  saw  a  strange  sight.  Out  of  the  misty  distance  there  came  a 
fleet  of  destroyers,  long,  rakish  little  vessels,  with  big  guns  mounted  on 
them,  and  they  came  on  with  surprising  speed.  There  were  fourteen  of 
them  and  they  swarmed  all  over  the  sea,  darting  in  and  out  among  the  ships 
of  the  convoy,  rising  now  on  the  tip  of  a  big  wave  and  now  plunging  down 
almost  out  of  sight.  These  were  the  foes  most  dreaded  by  the  sub,  these 
the  men  who  daily  flirted  with  death  and  at  great  peril  kept  the  sea  lanes 
open.    It  was  a  sight  to  stir  the  blood. 

On  the  night  of  the  twelfth  day  out,  late  watchers  on  the  decks  caught 
the  beams  of  a  lighthouse  on  the  coast  of  northern  Ireland.     The  news 


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spread  through  the  ship  and  everybody  was  happy.  The  ship  had  followed 
the  extreme  northerly  course.  In  fact,  it  had  gone  so  far  north  that  for 
part  of  the  time  there  was  not  more  than  three  hours  of  night  out  of  the 
twenty-four.  On  the  following  morning  the  men  woke  to  see  before  them 
the  beautiful  green  fields  of  "Old  Erin"  and  quaint  little  towns  hugging  the 
shore  at  the  base  of  steep  cliffs.  Overhead  several  dirigibles  floated  lazily, 
guarding  the  convoy  and  keeping  a  sharp  look-out  for  subs.  Swift  aero- 
planes darted  through  the  air,  all  on  the  same  mission.  The  fleet  of  four- 
teen destroyers  was  still  on  the  job  and  it  had  been  supplemented  by  a  score 
or  more  of  smaller  craft,  tiny  little  trawlers  and  all  sorts  of  little  boats. 
Many  of  these  had  guns  mounted  on  them  that  were  out  of  all  proportion  to 
the  size  of  the  boat  and  one  wondered  just  how  high  out  of  the  water  one 
of  those  plucky  little  fellows  would  be  kicked  if  the  gun  were  ever  fired. 

The  convoy  was  closely  guarded  in  this  way  all  the  way  through  the 
Irish  Sea,  the  very  happy  hunting  grounds  of  the  sub.  At  frequent 
intervals  there  were  pointed  out  grim  reminders  of  the  work  of  the  sub. 
The  tops  of  the  masts  of  the  transport  Lincoln  were  to  be  seen  jutting  out 
of  the  water  and  along  the  course  other  wreckage  was  in  evidence.  It  was 
a  beautiful  day,  the  only  beautiful  day  of  the  long  voyage,  and  the  scene 
that  met  the  eye  was  one  of  such  rare  loveliness  and  peacefulness  that  it 
was  difficult  for  the  men  to  realize  that  the  "jackal  of  the  sea"  had 
stealthily  sunk  stately  ships  on  that  very  course  and  that  even  at  that 
moment  one  might  be  waiting  for  the  Armagh. 

When  the  day  ended  the  Armagh  had  completed  her  voyage  and  the 
One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  was  "tied  up  at  the  dock"  in 
Liverpool.  The  regiment  had  been  aboard  the  Armagh  for  thirteen  weary 
days.    It  was  June  7,  1918. 

Early  on  the  morning  of  June  8th  the  work  of  debarking  began.  The 
main  body  of  the  regiment  was  ordered  to  Knotty  Ash,  the  American 
camp  in  Liverpool.  The  men  made  a  fine  appearance  on  their  march 
through  the  streets  of  Liverpool  and  were  greeted  with  the  wildest  en- 
thusiasm all  along  the  line.    It  was  a  great  experience  to  all  of  them. 

The  unloading  of  the  baggage,  transferring  it  from  the  docks  to  the 
train  and  loading,  was  completed  in  less  than  half  a  day.  Captain  Fletcher, 
of  the  Supply  Company,  with  his  own  men  and  details  from  the  batteries, 
aggregating  287  men,  was  directed  to  proceed  to  the  American  Rest  Camp 
at  Winnall  Downs,  near  Winchester.  These  men  did  not  accompany  the 
remainder  of  the  regiment  to  Knotty  Ash  but  got  away  for  Winnall  Downs 
about  three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  arriving  there  before  midnight.  The 
remainder  of  the  regiment  arrived  at  Winnall  Downs  on  the  next  day, 
June  9th. 

The  regiment  remained  at  Winchester  until  June  11th.  The  men 
were  made  fairly  comfortable  and  they  spent  every  moment  exploring 
historic  Winchester.  They  were  shown  the  spot  where  Cromwell's  artillery 
took  position  for  shelling  Winchester  and  many  other  things  of  equal 
interest.    Probably  the  most  interesting  relic  they  saw  was  King  Arthur's 


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Round  Table  on  display  in  the  great  hall  of  the  Castle  of  Winchester. 

Here  at  Winchester  the  men  found  their  liberties  much  curtailed 
because  of  trouble  that  other  American  troops  had  experienced  in  Win- 
chester. The  American  soldier  never  had  any  trouble  with  the  Canadian, 
the  Australian,  or  the  New  Zealander  and  very  rarely  with  the  Frenchman, 
but  there  was  trouble  in  plenty  when  "Yank"  met  "Tommy  Atkins."  Ask 
any  veteran  of  the  World  War  what  he  thinks  of  the  typical  British  Tommy 
and  you  will  hear  distinctly  unflattering  comment. 

The  Tar  Heel  artillerymen  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  had 
small  opportunity  of  mingling  with  the  Tommies  but  they  had  enough. 
Months  later,  when  they  had  rejoined  the  30th  Division,  they  were 
to  learn  that  their  brethren  of  the  30th  who  served  with  the  British 
never  learned  to  like  the  British  Tommy,  but  that  they  did  greatly  admire 
the  Canadians  and  the  "Aussies." 

The  British  officers  were  no  more  likable  than  their  enlisted  men. 
There  is  something  about  the  British  officer  that  just  naturally  rubs  an 
American  the  wrong  way.  The  officers  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thir- 
teenth, almost  without  exception,  disliked  those  they  came  in  contact  with. 
They  found  them  unbearably  egotistical,  blind  to  everything  save  their  own 
national  greatness,  stubbornly  opinionated  and  vain  beyond  description. 

Watching  these  Britishers  of  high  and  low  degree,  listening  to  their 
talk,  observing  the  conditions  under  which  they  lived,  and  picking  up 
information  concerning  them  here  and  there  as  they  went  along,  the 
men  of  the  regiment  began  to  feel  a  new  pride  in  the  United  States  of 
America,  for  it  dawned  upon  them  that  the  American  branch  of  the  Anglo- 
Saxon  family  had  climbed  to  heights  which  the  English  branch  had  not 
as  yet  dreamed  of  scaling.  In  fact,  they  found  it  extremely  difficult  to 
believe  that  old  England  is  young  America's  mother. 

The  world  is  coming  at  least  to  realize  that  the  World  War  was 
practically  over  in  June,  1918  and  that  Germany  had  won.  At  this  time, 
when  American  forces  were  being  hurled  across  the  seas  and  every  energy 
bent  on  getting  American  fighting  men  into  the  front  lines,  the  great  Ger- 
man machine  was  driving  everything  before  it.  The  British  could  not 
stop  it  and  the  armies  of  Britain  and  France  were  falling  back.  It  was 
the  darkest  hour  of  the  war  and  the  gloom  that  had  settled  like  a  black 
cloud  on  the  fighting  forces  along  the  Western  Front  had  spread  over  all 
England. 

Chaplain  Lacy,  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth,  who  was  educated 
at  Oxford,  England,  and  who  could  get  closer  to  the  average  Britisher 
than  any  other  man  in  the  regiment,  talked  with  a  great  many  men  in 
Winchester  and  elsewhere  and  the  prevailing  opinion  among  them  was  that 
the  war  was  over  and  that  they  had  lost. 

"We  are  glad  that  you  have  come,"  one  English  leader  said  to  Lacy, 
"but  you  have  come  too  late.  There  is  nothing  that  you  can  do  now  that 
will  save  us." 

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were  wrong.  They  underestimated  the  wonderful  fighting  ability  of  their 
new  forces  and  at  the  very  moment  when  he  was  speaking,  the  doughboys 
of  the  First,  Second,  Third,  Thirty-second,  Forty-second  and  Seventy- 
seventh  divisions,  A.  E.  F.,  had  been  thrown  into  the  fray  to  steady  the 
wavering  lines,  with  immediate  visible  results.  A  few  weeks  later,  at  a 
little  town  less  than  forty  miles  from  Paris,  a  handful  of  American 
Marines  of  the  Second  Division  and  a  machine  gun  battalion  out  of  the 
Third,  met  the  German  onslaught  at  its  exact  center  and  stopped  it  with 
a  suddenness  that  surprised  the  world.  From  that  day  on,  Germany  never 
gained  a  foot  of  ground,  but,  step  by  step,  was  driven  back. 

But  it  was  a  gloomy  people  that  the  men  of  the  One  Hundred  and 
Thirteenth  looked  upon  in  England.  Nothing  was  pleasing  except  the  land- 
scape and  that  was  pleasing  only  in  an  artificial  way.  All  England  looked 
like  one  great  park,  wonderfully  trimmed  and  kept,  but  as  a  place  in  which 
to  make  a  living,  the  farmer  lads  of  the  regiment  shook  their  heads  and 
voted  solidly  for  the  less  ornamental  acres  of  the  Old  North  State.  They 
were  interested  in  it  all,  for  here  their  forefathers  had  made  history.  Every 
organization  sent  out  sightseeing  parties,  but  there  were  too  many  things 
to  be  done  in  camp  to  admit  of  much  exploring.  One  whole  precious  after- 
noon of  the  regiment's  stay  at  Winchester  was  taken  up  with  a  review  in 
honor  of  the  Duke  of  Connaught,  uncle  of  King  George. 

The  regiment  got  away  on  June  11th  for  Southampton,  there  to  take 
boat  for  France.  The  crossing  of  the  Channel  was  uneventful.  The  outfit 
had  heard  much  of  the  roughness  of  the  seas  in  these  quarters  and  was 
totally  unprepared  for  the  untroubled  expanse  of  water  that  greeted  them. 

On  the  morning  of  June  12th  the  regiment  woke  to  hear,  dim  and  far 
away,  the  rumble  of  heavy  guns.  They  were  in  Le  Havre.  The  baggage 
was  transferred  from  the  hold  of  the  ship  to  waiting  trucks  and  put  aboard 
freight  cars  and  the  men  carrying  all  equipment,  were  hiked  up  hill  for  five 
weary  miles  to  another  rest  camp,  where  the  accommodations  were  hardly 
half  as  good  as  those  found  at  Winnall  Downs  and  Knotty  Ash  and  those 
were  bad  enough.  Here  the  men  were  assigned  twelve  to  a  tent  about  half 
the  size  of  the  regular  pyramidal  tents.  There  were  no  cots  and  no  floors 
in  the  tents.  The  men  lay  on  the  ground  and  stacked  their  legs  around  the 
tent  pole.     The  officers  fared  no  better. 

Now  that  the  war  is  over  and  there  is  leisure  for  such  pastime,  it 
would  be  well  for  some  one  to  make  a  search  for  the  humorist  who  first 
named  that  variety  of  camp  a  "rest  camp."  No  man  ever  left  one  in  as  good 
condition  as  he  was  when  he  entered  it.  This  one  at  Le  Havre  was  the  worst 
any  member  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  had  seen  up  to  that  time 
and  no  camp  thereafter  surpassed  it  in  general  cussedness. 

Thanks  to  unusual  good  luck,  the  outfit  got  away  from  that  rest 
camp  on  the  following  day,  June  13th.  They  boarded  a  train  at  6 :00  p.  m. 
for  Camp  de  Coetquidan,  near  Guer,  France.  Twenty-four  hours  later  they 
had  landed  at  their  destination  and  the  regiment  had  entered  upon  the  third 
stage  of  its  history,  its  period  of  training  in  France. 


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CHAPTER  IV 


TRAINING  IN  FRANCE 

AMP  DE  COETQUIDAN,  in  the  province  of  Morbihan,  Brit- 
tany, was  one  of  the  best  artillery  training  camps  in 
France.  According  to  the  French  who  lived  there,  this 
camp  was  established  by  Napoleon  I,  who  selected  the  loca- 
tion because  of  its  great  natural  advantages.  He  built  the 
old  stone  barracks  that  housed  the  One  Hundred  and  Thir- 
teenth Field  Artillery.  The  camp  is  located  on  a  hill  over- 
looking a  vast  stretch  of  country  to  the  west  and  south. 
Since  the  beginning  of  the  war  in  1914  the  French  had  made  large  addi- 
tions to  the  camp,  and  that  part  of  it  lying  to  the  east  and  slightly  below 
the  crest  of  the  ridge  was  composed  of  much  more  modern  buildings  than 
those  found  in  the  older  section  of  the  camp  on  the  western  edge  of  the 
camp,  but  the  old  buildings  were  comfortable,  fairly  easy  to  keep  clean, 
and  the  men  were  well  pleased  with  them. 

Here  the  United  States  had  been  training  artillery  units  for  about  one 
year  up  to  the  time  of  the  arrival  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  and 
the  other  units  of  the  55th  Field  Artillery  Brigade.  The  school  was  turning 
out  an  average  of  one  artillery  brigade  every  thirty  days  and  the  average 
period  of  training  was  about  sixty  (60)  days. 

No  time  was  lost  in  getting  down  to  hard  work.  The  camp  authorities 
were  on  the  job,  the  instructors  were  good  men  and  willing  workers,  and 
within  two  days  the  regiment  had  settled  down  to  a  training  schedule  that 
called  for  sixteen  hours  of  hard  work  every  day  in  the  week  except  Sunday. 
There  were  schools  of  every  variety  and  the  officers  of  the  regiment  were 
assigned  to  various  special  branches  of  work,  according  to  the  capabilities 
they  had  shown.  The  schools  were  all  well  equipped  and  fitted  out  for  the 
work  to  be  done.  Instruments  and  other  equipment  that  the  men  and 
officers  of  the  regiment  had  read  about  and  heard  of  vaguely  in  the  States 
were  there  ready  for  their  use  and  they  entered  upon  this  stage  of  training 
with  vast  enthusiasm.  Only  those  who  have  tried  to  "make  brick  without 
straw"  know  just  how  discouraging  a  task  it  is.  Learning  to  be  an  artillery- 
man with  none  of  the  tools  of  the  trade  to  work  with  was  just  as  trying  an 
experience  as  anyone  can  imagine,  and  it  was  delightful  to  find  here  at  hand 
in  Camp  de  Coetquidan  everything  they  needed. 

There  was  some  uncertainty  about  the  guns  of  the  regiment  and  for  a 
few  days  it  was  feared  that  there  would  be  delay  in  getting  them.  The 
camp  ordnance  officer,  a  North  Carolinian,  Major  Gallimore,  promised  full 


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equipment  within  two  weeks,  but  to  the  regiment's  great  delight  they  came 
in  less  than  a  week,  twenty-four  slim  camouflaged  French  75's,  brand  new, 
right  out  of  the  factory.  The  regiment  had  no  horses  and  trucks  were 
secured  to  haul  them  from  the  railroad  station  at  Guer  to  camp,  a  distance 
of  about  three  miles.  The  guns  were  quickly  distributed  among  the  bat- 
teries and  the  training  of  the  gun  squads  began  again  with  a  rush.  Every 
organization  had  its  own  full  equipment.  Nobody  had  to  wait  for  anyone 
else  to  "get  off  the  guns."    There  were  guns  for  all. 

After  five  weeks  of  classroom  work,  work  began  on  the  target  range. 
The  Coetquidan  range  is  one  of  the  best  in  the  world.  The  high  ridge 
extending  to  the  south  of  the  camp  offers  the  finest  opportunity  of  observ- 
ing the  effect  of  fire  and  the  accuracy  of  aim.  The  broad  terrain,  marked 
by  sunken  roads,  ruins  of  deserted  villages  and  patches  of  woodland, 
affords  a  wide  range  of  targets  and  the  students  have  every  opportunity  of 
viewing  with  their  own  eyes  the  actual  effect  of  the  fire  from  their  guns. 
This  is  of  great  importance  in  the  training  of  artillerymen. 

The  work  of  both  officers  and  men  was  surprisingly  good  and  it  was 
commended  frequently  by  both  the  American  and  French  instructors. 
Lieutenant  Popelin  remained  with  the  brigade  and  there  were  many  other 
French  officers  and  non-commissioned  officers  among  the  instructors.  Ex- 
cept as  it  afforded  a  foundation  for  the  work  at  Camp  de  Coetquidan  in 
giving  the  men  self-confidence,  all  of  the  training  in  America  had  been  of 
little  good  to  the  regiment.  Everything  they  had  learned  about  the 
handling  of  guns  had  to  be  "unlearned"  and  a  system  entirely  different 
substituted  for  it.  The  French  75-millimetre  gun  is  unlike  any  other  gun 
on  earth  and  just  about  as  far  removed  from  the  American  3-inch  gun  as 
it  is  possible  for  a  gun  to  be.  They  are  not  alike  in  any  feature  of  operation, 
and  the  men  had  to  begin  again  at  the  bottom  and  come  up.  How  they 
managed  to  attain  proficiency  in  the  art  of  handling  this  new  weapon  in  the 
course  of  a  few  short  weeks  will  always  remain  a  source  of  wonder,  even  to 
those  officers  who  were  closely  associated  with  them  and  who  watched  their 
work  day  by  day.  Inside  of  a  month  these  Tar  Heel  lads  were  showing 
speed  in  the  operation  of  their  guns  that  astonished  the  French,  and  before 
their  period  of  training  was  over  there  was  not  a  French  gun  squad  in  camp 
who  could  execute  an  order  with  the  speed  of  these  new  men  who  six  weeks 
before  had  never  seen  a  75. 

Horses  began  to  arrive  by  the  last  of  June  and  by  the  middle  of  July 
the  regiment  had  1,105  horses.  A  horse-buying  detail  had  been  sent  out 
into  Normandy,  in  charge  of  Lieutenants  Beaman,  Duncan,  Schmidt  and 
Bolt,  to  work  with  a  French  commission,  and  horses  began  to  arrive  in  great 
numbers.  They  were  fine  horses,  but  the  service  they  gave  was  not  satis- 
factory. There  has  been  much  criticism  of  the  French  for  the  class  of 
horses  they  furnished  the  A.  E.  F.,  but  much  of  it  is  unfounded.  In  France 
the  horse  is  an  honored  and  a  pampered  member  of  the  family.  He  lives 
behind  the  same  walls  that  shelter  the  family  and  if  he  ventures  abroad 
when  it  rains  his  shoulders  and  neck  are  protected  by  a  fur  robe  that  com- 


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pletely  covers  the  collar  and  his  back  is  sheltered  by  a  waterproof  blanket. 
Small  wonder  then  that  when  he  joins  the  American  Army,  stands  out  on  a 
picket  line  with  nothing  but  a  leaky  sky  to  cover  him,  and  does  the  hard 
work  that  he  is  called  upon  to  do,  he  contracts  pneumonia  and  lies  down  to 
die.  The  regiment  lost  scores  of  horses  at  Camp  de  Coetquidan,  and  later 
it  was  to  lose  them  by  hundreds.  Every  effort  was  made  to  "season"  these 
animals  by  degrees  and  thus  fit  them  for  the  hard  work  they  were  forced 
to  do,  but  in  those  days  the  call  was  for  speed  and  more  speed  and  there  was 
not  time  for  seasoning  raw  animals.  They  were  treated  as  the  men 
were  accustomed  to  treat  American  horses  and  they  could  not  stand  up 
under  it. 

The  regiment  waited  long  and  in  vain  for  the  arrival  of  its  equipment, 
boxed  with  so  much  care  at  Camp  Sevier  and  consigned  to  the  transporta- 
tion department  at  Hoboken.  Some  of  the  boxed  equipment  arrived  but 
the  majority  of  it  did  not  arrive.  A  car-load  of  new  American  artillery 
harness  came  and  the  regiment  received  orders  to  turn  it  over  to  another 
outfit  and  draw  all  French  harness.  Its  complete  outfit  of  fine  escort 
wagons  reached  St.  Nazaire  but  never  reached  the  regiment  and  instead 
it  was  furnished  with  the  same  number  of  "Fourgon"  wagons,  a  typically 
French  invention  of  small  hauling  capacity  and  easy  to  smash  and  hard 
to  repair.  The  men  hated  those  wagons  at  first  sight  and  the  hatred 
grew  as  the  months  passed.  They  were  introduced  to  yet  another  con- 
trivance of  evil,  the  "chariot  du  pare,"  a  heavy,  cumbersome  wagon  of 
tremendous  storage  space  but  the  hardest  thing  to  move  over  bad  roads 
that  anyone  every  saw.  This  vehicle  was  popularly  called  a  "slat  wagon" 
and  the  organizations  they  were  issued  to,  quietly  ditched  them  or  salvaged 
them  along  the  line  as  opportunity  was  afforded.  They  were  horse-killers. 
Most  of  the  other  French  equipment  drawn  was  satisfactory.  Later  the 
regiment  was  to  encounter  much  of  its  old  Camp  Sevier  equipment,  still 
bearing  the  lettering  of  the  regiment,  in  the  Argonne  and  at  other  points 
along  the  front.  Its  equipment  reached  France  all  right  but  was  reissued 
to  other  outfits.  The  ration  carts  and  water  carts  were  French  and  the 
rolling  kitchens  American. 

The  regiment  was  well  fed  at  Camp  de  Coetquidan.  The  Camp  Quar- 
termaster at  all  times  had  a  bountiful  supply  of  good  American  frozen 
beef,  good  bread,  plenty  of  jam,  sugar,  coffee,  bacon,  beans  and  other 
eatables.  Furthermore,  the  regiment  received  its  pay  promptly  on  the 
first  of  every  month  and  this  was  very  pleasing  to  the  men,  who  found 
plenty  of  places  in  and  around  the  camp  where  francs  could  be  spent 
freely.  Like  all  French  camps  and  villages,  Coetquidan  abounded  in  little 
wine  shops  and  drinking  establishments  with  restaurants  as  a  sideline. 
The  men  fell  for  vin  rouge,  vin  blanc,  cognac  and  other  concoctions,  mixing 
them  indiscriminately.  This  proved  disastrous  to  their  stomachs  and  to 
their  records  and  the  infirmary  and  guardhouse  did  a  rushing  business. 
By  and  by  they  came  to  realize  that  France  was  not  threatened  with  an 


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alcoholic  drought  and  that  there  would  always  be  plenty  of  the  stuff  around 
and,  to  quote  their  own  slang  expression,  the  men  "laid  off  of  it." 

Meanwhile,  in  the  evening  and  on  Sundays  the  men  were  learning 
much  about  the  French.  They  found  much  in  the  little  towns  around  camp 
to  amuse  them  and  much  more  to  admire.  They  could  never  get  enough 
of  the  delicious  French  dishes  that  were  set  before  them  at  the  little 
eating  houses  around  camp  and  they  wished  that  they  might  be  able  to 
carry  back  home  with  them  the  French  secret  of  making  an  omelet  and 
of  making  soups. 

A  thing  that  never  failed  to  amuse  them  was  the  French  custom  of 
sheltering  the  horse,  the  cows,  the  pigs  and  the  chickens  under  the  same 
roof  that  covered  the  family.  The  manure  and  other  accumulations  of 
rubbish  from  the  stalls  was  dumped  in  one  big  pile  in  front  of  the  house 
and  on  the  size  of  this  pile  one  could  readily  gauge  the  standing  in  the 
community  of  the  man  who  lived  there.  The  cow  stalls  usually  open  off 
from  the  kitchen  and  are,  therefore,  readily  accessible  to  the  housewife 
in  all  sorts  of  weather.  The  American  housewife  would  hardly  tolerate 
this  commingling  of  domestic  and  stable  odors,  but  it  must  be  admitted 
that  the  system  has  its  good  points.  Any  boy  who  has  risen  at  early 
morn  to  break  a  trail  to  the  barn  and  pig-pen  through  six  inches  of  snow, 
will  readily  see  its  advantages. 

The  houses  were  all  of  stone  in  this  part  of  France  and  they  were 
invariably  as  clean  as  could  be.  The  floors  were  scrubbed  to  a  polish 
and  there  was  never  a  trace  of  dust  anywhere.  Those  who  have  not  slept 
in  a  real  French  bed  have  something  yet  to  live  for,  because  they  are  the 
last  word  in  solid  comfort.  Always  you  find  on  the  middle  of  the  bed,  on 
top  of  the  snowy  white  counterpane,  a  little  feather  mattress,  about  four 
feet  square,  very  light  and  puffy  and  usually  covered  with  red  silk.  The 
bed  linen  is  always  beautifully  embroidered  by  hand.  In  fact,  the  French 
bed-room  leaves  nothing  to  be  desired,  except  that  the  French  seem  to  have 
a  serious  aversion  to  fresh  air  and  ventilation  is  always  poor. 

Rennes  was  the  closest  big  town  and  men  and  officers  were  permitted 
to  visit  Rennes  on  Saturday  evenings  and  Sundays.  It  was  about  fifty  kilo- 
meters away  and  it  was  reached  by  a  narrow-gauge  railway,  the  "Ille-et 
Vilaine  Chemin  de  Fer."  This  little  road  was  a  curiosity  to  the  men, 
who  never  tired  of  watching  its  tiny  "coffee  pot"  engines  and  dinky  little 
coaches.  One  of  its  trains  looked  for  all  the  world  like  the  familiar 
picture  of  "The  First  Railroad  Train  in  the  United  States."  The  fare 
to  Rennes  was  one  franc,  fifty  centimes,  or  about  twenty-seven  cents. 

Rennes  is  a  beautiful  old  town  of  about  100,000  people.  It  is  the 
chief  city  of  Brittany,  and  was  the  old  capital  of  Brittany  before  the 
provinces  were  united  to  form  the  kingdom  of  France.  There  were  good 
hotels  and  restaurants,  amusements  of  various  kinds,  one  of  the  most 
wonderful  city  parks  in  the  world,  the  "Jardin  des  Plantes,"  a  museum 
worth  crossing  the  ocean  to  explore  and  many  other  things  distinctly 
worth  while.     The  people  of  Rennes  were  kind  and  hospitable,  and  much 


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interested  in  American  soldiers.  Officers  and  men,  the  One  Hundred  and 
Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  loved  Rennes  and  never  missed  an  opportunity 
of  going  there. 

Just  at  the  moment  when  the  regiment  had  caught  its  stride  and  was 
going  good,  the  brigade  lost  its  commander,  General  George  G.  Gatley. 
He  was  transferred  to  the  42nd  ("Rainbow")  Division,  and  assigned 
to  the  command  of  the  67th  Field  Artillery  Brigade.  He  had  been  with 
the  55th  Field  Artillery  Brigade  from  its  organization  and  he  had  ruled 
it  with  a  rod  of  iron.  He  was  sharp  of  tongue,  impatient  and  quick  of 
temper,  bubbling  over  with  nervous  energy  and  at  all  times  bordering 
on  an  explosion.  Nervous  young  officers  compelled  to  hang  around  in 
reach  of  the  General  had  all  of  the  sensations  of  a  man  walking  over  a 
volcano  that  had  just  erupted  and  was  due  to  erupt  some  more  at  any 
moment. 

General  Gatley  was  an  artilleryman  of  unusual  ability,  one  of  the 
best  in  the  United  States  Army,  and  it  was  he  who  gave  the  One  Hundred 
and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  and  the  55th  Brigade,  of  which  it  was 
part,  the  foundation  upon  which  it  built  its  fine  record.  There  were 
times  when  General  Gatley  was  not  exactly  popular  in  the  regiment,  for 
his  method  was  to  chasten  without  mercy  and  then  chasten  some  more. 
He  was  chary  of  praise.  Rarely  did  he  drop  a  word  of  commendation. 
He  permitted  officers  who  were  really  doing  fine  work  to  believe  that  they 
were  on  the  ragged  edge  of  failure,  ready  to  topple  over.  This  kept  those 
who  had  the  backbone  to  stick,  on  their  mettle  all  the  time  and  made 
real  officers  out  of  them,  but  it  did  not  engender  love  in  their  hearts 
for  the  brigade  commander.  The  "Old  Man"  was  the  last  man  on  earth 
to  care  for  this,  however,  for  his  only  concern  was  efficiency  and  his 
methods  produced  it. 

Brigadier  General  J.  A.  Shipton,  who  succeeded  General  Gatley,  was 
a  coast  artillery  officer.  His  "big  gun"  training  failed  to  meet  the  needs 
of  light  field  artillery  fighting  and  he  was  relieved  of  command  when 
the  brigade  was  in  the  Argonne,  reduced  to  his  former  rank  as  a  lieuten- 
ant-colonel of  coast  artillery,  and  assigned  to  duty  elsewhere. 

The  regiment  completed  its  course  of  training  with  the  highest  honors. 
Army  inspectors  who  watched  the  men  work  pronounced  it  one  of  the 
best  outfits  in  the  A.  E.  F.  The  training  period  was  wound  up  with  a 
great  brigade  operation,  in  which  the  three  regiments,  ammunition  train 
and  other  units,  operated  under  conditions  simulating  actual  warfare. 
There  were  regimental  operations  in  which  each  regiment  practiced  work 
of  trench  and  wire  demolition,  protective  barrages  and  offensive  barrages. 
It  was  a  wonderful  sight  to  stand  on  the  crest  of  the  ridge  on  the  out- 
skirts of  the  camp  and  watch  the  bursting  of  the  shells.  From  headquar- 
ters directing  the  operations  would  come  an  order  stating  that  a  body  of 
troops  was  moving  along  a  certain  sunken  road  and  giving  the  coordinates 
of  their  position.  A  few  quick  commands  to  a  battery  commander  out 
of  sight  beyond  the  hill  and  back  would  come  the  answer  "Battery  


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on  the  way."  A  few  seconds  later  and  four  little  white  smoke  balls 
would  appear  in  the  air,  about  thirty  feet  above  the  spot  designated. 
They  would  be  using  shrapnel.  Another  time  concentrated  fire  on  an 
enemy  gun  position  would  be  called  for  and  in  a  few  seconds  high  explosive 
shells  would  be  crashing  around  it,  all  in  plain  sight  of  the  observer  on  the 
hill.    It  was  a  wonderful  show. 

The  day  on  which  the  brigade  operation  was  carried  out  will  never 
be  forgotten.  Up  to  that  time  it  was  the  biggest  artillery  operation  any 
member  of  the  regiment  had  ever  taken  part  in  or  had  ever  heard.  Seventy- 
two  guns  were  in  action  and  the  things  they  did  to  the  terrain  that  day 
beggar  description.  It  sounded  like  all  of  the  Fourth  of  July  celebrations 
the  United  States  had  ever  had,  rolled  into  one.  Every  specialist  in  the 
regiment  was  on  the  job.  The  machine  gunners  were  in  position  in  front 
of  their  batteries  holding  off  imaginary  Germans.  The  signal  details  were 
stringing  wires  and  the  wireless  was  chattering  away,  transmitting  orders 
from  the  general  to  his  regiments  and  orders  from  the  colonel  to  his  bat- 
talions, reports  of  observers,  and  reports  from  the  firing  batteries.  Up 
overhead  aeroplanes  practiced  observation  work  and  reported  on  the 
accuracy  of  the  firing.  It  was  a  big  day  for  the  regiment  and  for  the 
brigade  and  the  work  throughout  was  very  satisfactory.  Everybody  was 
pleased. 

The  brigade  operation  was  carried  on  into  the  night.  The  signal 
details  were  sent  out  into  "no  man's  land"  with  instructions  to  send  up 
rockets  and  flares  just  as  they  were  handled  on  the  front  and  at  some 
time  during  the  night  to  call  for  a  barrage  that  would  put  every  gun 
into  action.  All  kinds  of  rockets,  red,  green,  yellow,  each  meaning  some- 
thing, and  each  calling  for  some  sort  of  action  on  the  part  of  the  waiting 
artillerymen,  were  sent  up  at  intervals.  It  was  the  brigade's  first 
experience  with  night  work  and  it  was  very  interesting.  Though  they 
were  destined  to  see  much  action  on  the  most  active  sectors  of  the  Western 
Front,  the  men  of  the  regiment  never  saw  a  more  spectacular  "show"  than 
the  one  pulled  off  on  the  range  at  Camp  de  Coetquidan  that  night  when 
the  brigade  barrage  was  called  for  and  every  gun  in  the  brigade  responded. 
The  guns  were  hidden  behind  the  hills  but  over  on  the  target  range  every 
shell-burst  could  be  seen,  while  overhead  the  shells  shrieked  and  whined. 

This  show  completed  the  course  of  firing.  The  regiment  was  pro- 
nounced fit  for  any  duty  on  any  front  and  was  so  reported  to  General 
Headquarters  of  the  American  Expeditionary  Forces.  While  waiting  for 
orders  the  regiment  made  several  practice  marches,  covering  many  kilo- 
metres around  camp,  bivouacing  on  the  outskirts  of  the  range  at  night. 
This  practice  in  road  work  and  making  camp  was  very  valuable,  for  there 
was  much  of  it  ahead  of  the  regiment. 

When  moving  orders  finally  came  they  were  very  disappointing.  The 
30th  Division,  the  regiment  knew,  was  even  then  under  the  shadow  of 
Kernel  Hill  and  the  regiment's  orders  called  for  Toul,  on  the  extreme 
eastern  end  of  the  French  front.     They  had  hoped  to  rejoin  their  own 


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division  when  the  training  period  was  over  but  that  was  not  to  be.  They 
were  destined  to  see  service  with  six  different  divisions,  in  the  First,  the 
Second  and  the  Third  American  armies,  with  the  First,  Fourth,  Fifth, 
Sixth,  Seventh  and  Ninth  American  Army  Corps  and  with  the  Second  and 
Seventeenth  French  Corps,  but  they  never  encountered  their  old  division 
until  just  before  they  returned  home.  The  30th  remained  with  the  British. 
Failing  to  rejoin  the  30th  was  a  big  disappointment  to  both  officers  and  men, 
but  it  is  just  as  well  that  it  happened  as  it  did,  for  this  resulted  in  the 
grand  old  division  being  represented  in  every  big  offensive  in  which 
Americans  played  any  large  part,  with  the  single  exception  of  the  Marne. 

Changes  in  the  officer  personnel  were  frequent  at  Camp  de  Coetquidan. 
As  officers  showed  special  fitness  for  certain  branches  of  work  they  were 
assigned  to  that  sort  of  work  and  many  changed  organizations.  First 
Lieutenant  Gabe  H.  Croom,  of  the  Sanitary  Detachment  was  transferred 
to  the  Camp  Hospital  and  his  place  was  filled  by  Captain  Adelbert  F. 
Williams.  Lieutenant  Joseph  Lonergon,  of  the  Supply  Company,  was  de- 
tailed as  regimental  munitions  officer.  Second  Lieutenant  Edwin  B. 
Haynes,  of  Battery  D,  was  transferred  to  Headquarters  Company  and 
later  to  the  105th  Ammunition  Train.  First  Lieutenant  William  P.  Whit- 
taker  was  transferred  from  Headquarters  Company  to  regimental  head- 
quarters and  made  gas  officer  of  the  regiment.  Sergeant  William  A.  Cren- 
shaw of  Headquarters  Company  was  promoted  to  second  lieutenant  and 
assigned  to  Battery  B.  Sergeant  Leslie  L.  Taylor,  also  of  Headquarters 
Company,  was  given  like  promotion  and  attached  to  Battery  D.  These 
two  men  were  graduates  of  the  Third  Officers'  Training  Camp.  Lieutenant 
Taylor  was  later  transferred  to  the  ordnance  corps.  Second  Lieutenant 
Ernest  M.  Hedden  reported  from  the  Saumur  Artillery  School  and  was 
assigned  to  Battery  B.  Second  Lieutenant  Albert  H.  Stackpole,  a  graduate 
of  the  same  school,  joined  the  regiment  and  was  assigned  to  Battery  A. 

In  August  the  regiment  suffered  the  loss  of  eleven  of  its  officers  in  one 
detachment,  who  were  returned  to  the  United  States  to  instruct  other  artil- 
lery units,  and  two  others  were  assigned  to  the  U.  S.  Artillery  School  at 
Bordeaux,  France.      Those  returned  to  the  United  States  were: 

Capt.  William  T.  Joyner,  adjutant  of  the  Second  Battalion. 

1st  Lieut.  Frank  L.  Fuller,  of  Battery  C. 

1st  Lieut.  William  B.  R.  Guion,  of  Headquarters  Company. 

1st  Lieut.  John  W.  Moore,  of  Headquarters  Company. 

2d  Lieut.  Herman  H.  Hardison,  of  Battery  D. 

2d  Lieut.  Lemuel  R.  Johnston,  of  Headquarters  Company. 

2d  Lieut.  Henry  A.  McKinnon,  of  Battery  A. 

2d  Lieut.  Frank  B.  Davis,  of  Battery  D. 

2d  Lieut.  Zack  D.  Harden,  of  Headquarters  Company. 

2d  Lieut.  Francis  E.  Liles,  of  Battery  C. 

2d  Lieut.  Kip  I.  Chace,  of  Battery  E. 

All  of  these  officers  received  promotion  to  their  next  highest  grade 
and  the  regiment  saw  them  no  more.     Men  and  officers  heard  with  deep 


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regret  of  the  death  in  the  United  States  of  Lieutenant  Harden,  who  fell 
a  victim  to  "flu"  soon  after  his  arrival  in  the  United  States. 

Two  other  officers,  First  Lieutenant  LeRoy  C.  Hand,  of  Battery  B, 
and  First  Lieutenant  Enoch  S.  Simmons,  of  Battery  C,  were  detailed  as 
instructors  at  the  Bordeaux  school.  They  rejoined  the  regiment  after  the 
armistice.  First  Lieutenant  William  B.  Duncan,  of  Battery  D,  and  Second 
Lieutenant  Richard  S.  Schmidt,  of  Battery  F,  were  attached  to  the  158th 
Field  Artillery  Brigade  and  left  at  Coetquidan,  later  rejoining  the  regiment 
on  the  front.  First  Lieutenant  W.  0.  Hughes,  veterinary  corps,  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  115th  Field  Artillery.  When  the  regiment  left  for  the  front 
on  August  23,  1918,  its  officer  personnel,  as  assigned,  was  as  follows. 


Field  &  Staff 

Col.,  Cox,  Albert  L.,  Commanding. 
Lt.-Col.,  Chambers,  Sidney  C,  O.  D.  with 

Regt. 
Capt.,  Boyce,  Erskine  E.,  Reg.  Adjutant. 
Capt.,  Horton,  Alfred  W.,  Reg.  Personnel 

Officer. 

Headquarters  Company 

Capt.,  Westfeldt,  Gustaf  R.,  Jr.,  Com- 
manding. 

1st.  Lieut.,  Baugham,  William  E.,  O.  D. 
Detailed  as  Reconnaissance  Officer. 

1st.  Lieut.,  Gattis,  Samuel  M.  Jr.,  O.  D. 
Detailed  as  Radio  Officer. 

1st  Lieut.,  Mears,  Christian  E.,  O.  D.  De- 
tailed as  Telephone  Officer. 

2d  Lieut.,  Burgess,  Caleb  K.,  0.  D.  De- 
tailed as  Radio  Officer,  2nd   Bn. 

2d  Lieut.,  Guion,  Owen  H.,  O.  D.  Detailed 
as  Telephone  Officer,   1st  Bn. 

2d  Lieut.,  Boswell,  Russell  N.,  O.  D.  De- 
tailed as  Liaison  Officer,  1st  Bn. 

Supply    Company 
Capt.,  Fletcher,  Arthur  L.,  Commanding. 
1st  Lieut.,  Lonergon,  Joseph,  O.  D.  De- 
tailed as   Munitions   Officer. 
2d  Lieut.,  Bolt,  John  P.,  O.  D. 

FIRST  BATTALION 

Major,  Stem,  Thaddeus  G.,  Commanding. 
Capt.,  Hardison,  Kenneth  M.,  Adjutant. 

Battery  "A" 
Capt.,   Hanes,    Robert   M.,   Commanding. 
1st.  Lieut.,  Royster,  Beverly  S.,  Jr.,  O.  D. 
2d  Lieut.,  Roberts,  Daniel  T.,  0.  D. 
2d  Lieut,   Stackpole,  Albert  H. 


Battery  "B" 

Capt.,   Rodman,  Wiley   C,  Commanding. 
1st  Lieut,  Wood,  Charles  H.,  O.  D. 
2d  Lieut.,  Hedden,  Ernest  M..  O.  D. 


Battery  "C" 

Capt.,  McLendon,  Lennox  P.,  Command- 
ing. 
1st  Lieut,  Bowman,  Wade  V.,  O.  D. 
1st.  Lieut.,  Smith,  Lewis  M.,  O.  D. 

SECOND  BATTALION 

Major,  Bulwinkle,  Alfred  L.,  Command- 
ing. 
1st  Lieut.,  Beaman,  Robert  P.,  Adjutant. 

Battery  "D" 

Capt.,    Vairin,    Nugent    B.,    Jr.,     Com- 
manding. 
1st  Lieut,  Dixon,  Richard  D.,  0.  D. 
2d   Lieut.,  Crenshaw,  William  A.,   O.   D. 

Battery  "E" 

Capt.,   Crayton,   Louis  B.,  Commanding. 
1st  Lieut.,  Douglas,  Allan  W.,  O.  D. 
1st  Lieut.,  Bennett,  H.  C,  O.  D.  Detailed 

as  Information  Officer. 
2d  Lieut.,  Barnett,  Marshall  S.,  O.  D. 

Battery  "F" 

Capt,  Morrison,  Reid  R.,  Commanding. 

1st  Lieut.,  Allison,  Eugene,  O.  D. 

1st   Lieut.,    Whittaker,   William    P.,   Jr., 

O.  D.  Detailed    as    Reg.     Gas     Officer 

S.  D. 
2d  Lieut.,  Dodge,  James  P.,  O.  D. 


Training  in  France 


57 


ATTACHED 


Sanitary   Detachment 
Major,  Pridgen,  Claude  L.,  Commanding. 
Capt.,  Williams,  Adelbert  F.,  O.  D. 
1st  Lieut.,  Speed,  Joseph  A.,  O.  D. 


Capt., 


Chaplain 
Lacy,    Benjamin    R.,   Chaplain. 


Dental  Corps. 
1st  Lieut.,  Spoon,  Thomas  L.,  Dentist. 
1st  Lieut.,  Gibbs,  Wallace  D.,  Dentist. 

Veterinary    Corps 
Capt.,  Olthouse,  Martin,  Veterinarian. 


The  regiment  began  entraining  for  the  front  on  the  morning  of 
August  23,  1918.  It  moved  in  three  trains,  the  horses,  guns  and  full 
equipment  of  each  unit  going  on  the  same  train  as  the  men  of  the  unit. 
The  table  of  moving,  showing  the  number  of  men,  officers  and  animals 
was  as  follows: 


Unit 

Officers 

Men 

Horses 

Order  in  which  movement 
will  be  made. 

Supply  Company 

Regimental  Hdqtrs .... 

Hdqtrs.  Company 

1st  Battalion  Hdqtrs . .  . 

Battery  A 

Battery  B 

Battery  C 

2d  Battalion  Hdqtrs . . 

Battery  D 

Battery  E 

Battery  F 

Sanitary  Detachment . . 

Veterinary  Detachment 
Dental  Detachment.  .  . 

3 
5 

8 
2 
6 
7 
6 
2 
7 
6 
5 
3 

1 
2 

124 

0 

167 

0 

192 

192 

192 

0 

191 

191 

190 

23 

6 
2 

109    1 

0 
107    J 

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141     1 
146 
135    J 

0    1 

138    [ 

121    { 

129    J 

18 

7 
0 

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These  to  go  second. 

These  to  go  third. 

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Hdqtrs.;  1  officer,  9  men 
each,  Battalion  Hdqtrs. 

With  Regimental  Hdqtrs. 

With  Regimental  Hdqtrs. 

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CHAPTER  V 

THE  BATTLE  OF  ST.  MIHIEL 

HE  regiment  arrived  at  Toul  after  a  journey  of  two  days 
and  one  night.  While  nothing  of  particular  interest 
occurred  on  the  way,  the  whole  journey  was  interesting 
to  the  men  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field 
Artillery.  France  was  a  nation  at  war.  Literally  every 
form  of  activity  throughout  the  nation  was  centered  on  war 
and  all  along  the  road  there  were  great  munitions  fac- 
tories, aerodromes,  artillery  parks  covering  acres  of 
ground  and  thousands  of  other  evidences  of  war  activities.  When  the 
train  had  borne  them  away  from  Coetquidan  and  out  of  peaceful  Brittany, 
there  was  no  mistaking  the  fact  that  there  was  a  war  going  on.  Train 
after  train  bearing  wounded  Americans  and  French  passed  them  and 
scores  of  hospitals,  tent  and  frame,  met  their  gaze.  As  they  drew  near 
the  front  the  sound  of  heavy  guns  could  be  heard  faintly  above  the  noise 
of  the  train  and  very  plainly  at  the  stops.  The  One  Hundred  and  Thir- 
teenth Field  Artillery  was  drawing  near  to  war. 

In  their  excitement  and  interest  the  men  forgot  the  discomfort  under 
which  they  traveled  and  were  as  jubilant  a  bunch  as  ever  traveled  toward 
the  front.  They  made  the  journey  in  the  familiar  French  box  cars,  every 
car  bearing  the  inscription,  "Hommes  40 — Chevaux  8  (en  long),"  meaning 
that  the  capacity  of  the  car  was  forty  men,  or  eight  horses,  provided 
that  the  horses  were  placed  side  by  side,  facing  the  ends  of  the  cars. 
The  odor  of  the  horse  was  there  and  there  were  other  drawbacks,  but 
there  are  worse  ways  of  traveling,  as  the  regiment  can  testify. 

Colonel  Cox  commanded  the  brigade  during  the  movement  to  the  front. 
General  Shipton  had  gone  ahead  through  the  country  in  his  car  and  Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel Chambers  was  in  command  of  the  regiment. 

The  first  train  bearing  regimental  headquarters,  Headquarters  and 
Supply  Companies,  arrived  at  Toul  early  in  the  afternoon  of  August  25th. 
They  were  met  by  Captain  Westfeldt,  Lieutenant  Whittaker  and  Lieutenant 
Lonergon,  who  had  preceded  the  regiment  from  Coetquidan  to  act  as  a 
billeting  detail.  The  detraining  was  completed  in  less  than  fifty  minutes. 
At  the  moment  of  their  arrival  in  Toul  the  regiment  was  welcomed  with  a 
very  pretty  exhibition  of  anti-aircraft  battery  work.  There  was  a  Boche 
plane  high  over  Toul  and  several  batteries  situated  on  the  hills  around 
the  town  were  "feeling  for  him."  It  was  a  beautiful  afternoon  and  there 
were  planes  everywhere. 


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This  picture  was  taken  at  a  point  near  Flirey.  The  road 
sign  intruding  at  the  left  directs  the  traveler  to  Essey, 
Fresnes  en  Woevre  and  Beney,  all  of  which  were  in 
German  hands  when  Americans  began  to  travel  this  road. 


There  was  much  uncertainty  about  a  billeting  area  for  the  regiment. 
The  billeting  detail  had  a  tale  of  woe  to  tell  that  would  have  melted  a 
heart  of  stone.  They  had  billeted  three  or  four  towns  around  Toul  in 
succession,  only  to  be  told  after  the  billeting  was  completed  and  after 
they  had  completely  exhausted  themselves  mentally  and  physically  trying 
out  their  almost-forgotten  college  French  on  the  natives,  that  that  village 
had  been  pre-empted  by  some  other  outfit.  Lieutenant  Lonergon 
had  gone  so  far  as  to  move  a  tremendous  quantity  of  rations  and  horse 
feed  to  one  of  the  villages  in  anticipation  of  the  regiment's  going  there. 
Some  other  outfit  eventually  profited  by  his  hard  work,  for  the  One  Hun- 
dred and  Thirteenth  never  saw  it.     Finallv  orders  came  for  the  outfit 


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to  move  to  the  outskirts  of  Toul,  take  shelter  as  best  they  could  along  the 
edge  of  the  road,  and  wait  for  night.    This  they  did. 

Men  and  animals  were  very  tired  but  several  hours  of  rest  and  a  big 
supper  for  the  men  and  a  heavy  feed  for  the  animals,  put  the  outfit  in 
fine  condition  for  the  long  hike  that  was  before  them.  When  darkness 
fell  they  got  under  way  toward  the  front,  now  less  than  twenty  miles  away. 

The  men  of  the  regiment  will  never  forget  that  long  night  march 
out  from  Toul  to  the  "Foret  de  la  Reine."  When  they  had  cleared  the 
crest  of  the  high  hill  that  lies  north  of  Toul,  the  country  lay  open  for 
miles  toward  the  north  and  east.  As  the  battle  lines  then  stood  they 
could  see  along  twenty  miles  of  the  fighting  front  and  the  things  they  saw 
that  night  will  be  fresh  in  their  minds  as  long  as  they  live.  Above 
the  rumble  of  their  wagons  and  caissons  and  the  rattle  of  the  harness  and 
equipment,  they  could  hear  the  steady  roar  of  the  guns,  very  much  like 
distant  thunder.  Now  and  then  there  was  a  louder  noise,  indicating 
that  some  battery  not  many  miles  away  was  firing,  and  a  bright  flash 
would  light  the  sky,  but  in  the  main  the  firing  was  far  off  but  very  im- 
pressive, for  all  that.  All  along  the  line  rockets  were  shooting  heavenward 
and  now  and  then  a  flare  would  go  up,  indicating  that  some  nervous 
doughboy  was  growing  apprehensive,  fearing  a  raiding  party  in  No  Man's 
Land,  or  that  some  Boche  was  likewise  perturbed.  It  was  a  beautiful 
sight  and  indescribably  thrilling  to  these  raw  men  who  had  spent  a  solid 
year  dreaming  about  these  things  and  longing  with  all  of  their  souls  to 
be  in  the  great  war  and  doing  their  part.  Those  rockets,  those  bright 
flares  and  the  steady  roar  of  the  guns  told  them,  too,  that  men  were  dying 
out  there  in  front  of  them  and  there  came  the  realization  that  probably 
death  awaited  them  also  out  there.  It  was  a  solemn  experience  to  all  of 
them. 

Here  the  regiment's  fine  training  in  road  work  proved  its  value.  Road 
discipline  was  perfect.  Orders  were  that  no  lights  were  to  be  permitted, 
not  even  a  lighted  cigarette,  and  the  column  moved  forward  in  the  dark- 
ness. Heavy  trucks,  passenger  cars,  wagon  trains  and  all  sorts  of  traffic 
swept  by  them  going  the  other  way.  Ambulances  plunged  along  without 
a  light  and  with  horns  silent.  At  the  front  the  sound  of  the  automobile 
horn  meant  one  thing  and  one  thing  only,  "gas."  Any  sounding  of  a  klaxon 
horn  might  result  anywhere  in  a  gas  scare  and  much  confusion,  so  the 
drivers  carried  small  whistles  to  warn  pedestrians  and  slower  wheeled 
traffic.  Later  they  were  to  experience  a  great  deal  of  this,  but  it  never 
impressed  them  as  did  this  first  night  on  the  road  from  Toul  to  Sanzy. 

The  outfit  arrived  in  the  edge  of  the  "Foret  de  la  Reine"  after  mid- 
night, having  traveled  about  twelve  miles.  The  moon  was  rising  and  its 
light  helped  the  men  to  get  settled.  Picket  lines  were  stretched  between 
the  trees  and  the  men  unrolled  their  packs,  stretched  their  "pup  tents" 
and  were  soon  asleep.  The  following  day  was  spent  in  putting  the  camp 
in  order,  arranging  for  the  best  possible  cover  for  rolling  kitchens,  the 
animals  and  wagons,  and  alloting  space  to  the  various  organizations.     The 


History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 


French  Dug-outs  near  Flirey,  on  the  St.  Mihiel  sector. 


remainder  of  the  regiment  arrived  at  Toul  on  the  26th  of  August  and 
came  out  to  camp  on  the  night  following.  The  regiment  will  always  be 
thankful  for  that  never-to-be-forgotten  week  of  beautiful  weather  that 
followed.  When  rain  finally  came  it  stayed  and  existence  became  a 
nightmare,  but  the  first  week  was  delightful.  The  "Foret  de  la  Reine" 
is  a  beautiful  stretch  of  woodland,  full  of  mighty  oaks  and  beeches.  It 
afforded  the  finest  cover  in  the  world  for  the  regiment,  so  long  as  the 
rains  came  not. 

The  regiment  was  attached  to  the  89th  National  Army  Division.  This 
division  was  one  of  the  best  divisions  in  France.  It  was  composed  of 
western  men  and  was  trained  under  Major  General  Leonard  Wood  at 
Camp  Funston,  Kan.  This  division's  artillery  was  not  yet  out  of  training 
camp.     Division  Headquarters  and  Brigade  headquarters  were  at  Loucey. 

The  regiment  had  heard  much  about  the  shortage  of  drinking  water 
on  the  front  and  began  to  experience  it  there  in  the  "Foret  de  la  Reine." 
The  drinking  water  had  to  be  hauled  from  Sanzy  and  it  was  punk  water 
at  the  best.  Here  they  became  acquainted  with  chlorinated  water,  a  bever- 
age that  was  to  remain  with  them  through  the  long,  weary  months  they 
were  to  spend  along  the  front  and  in  the  Army  of  Occupation.  Death 
lurks  in  all  water  in  France  that  is  not  treated  with  chemicals  or  boiled 
and  the  Regimental  Surgeon  and  his  assistants  watched  this  closely. 
How  the  people  of  France  live  on  the  water  they  have  will  always  remain 
a  mystery  to  the  American  soldier.  Their  wells  are  shallow  and  they 
receive  surface  drainage  every  time  it  rains  and  that  is  rather  often. 
Major  Pridgen,  the  regimental  surgeon,  tells  a  story  that  illustrates  well 


The  Battle  of  St.  Mihiel 


63 


Entrance  to  a  hidden  Concrete  Machine  Gun  Nest  on  the  St.  Mihiel  front. 


the  conditions  that  prevail  in  certain  parts  of  France.  He  said  that  in 
one  town  in  which  the  regiment  was  billeted  he  had  the  many  manure 
piles  in  the  streets  treated  heavily  with  chloride  of  lime.  This  disinfectant, 
mingling  with  the  floods  that  were  at  that  time  descending,  reached  the 
wells  and  introduced  therein  a  taste  not  pleasing  to  the  French  palate 
and  there  came  up  to  headquarters  a  formal  note  of  protest  from  the 
mayor  of  the  town,  in  which  he  stated  that  the  drinking  water  of  h:s 
people  was  being  polluted  most  terribly  by  American  chemicals. 

Water  for  the  animals  was  also  very  scarce  and  of  very  poor  quality. 
This  condition  continued  throughout  the  whole  of  the  regiment's  tour  of 
duty  along  the  front.  The  animals  drank  mainly  from  swamps  and 
morasses  and  from  shell  holes.  Water  for  the  men  had  to  be  hauled  for 
many  miles.  A  thirsty  man  will  drink  anything  wet  and  reckless  drinking 
of  water  caused  more  than  half  of  the  regiment's  sickness. 

The  regiment's  stay  in  the  "Foret  de  la  Reine"  was  not  altogether 
unpleasant,  though  the  last  week  of  it  was  horribly  wet.  The  regiment 
moved  over  further  into  the  woods  after  a  week  on  the  outskirts,  in  order 
to  get  better  cover.  The  soil  was  of  a  loose  variety  and  with  fifteen 
hundred  men  and  a  thousand  horses  tramping  over  it  in  the  rain,  its 
condition  became  exceedingly  trying  to  the  flesh  and  to  the  spirit.  With 
all  of  its  discomforts  the  men  were  soon  to  look  back  upon  their  stay  in 
the  "Foret  de  la  Reine"  with  longing  and  deep  regret,  for  there  on  the  very 
edge  of  the  forest  was  Sanzy,  where  two  Salvation  Army  lassies  kept  open 
house  and  baked  the  most  delicious  pies  and  doughnuts  the  men  had  tasted 
since  leaving  home.     The  "Y"  had  a  well-stocked  hut  there,  too,  and  the 


64  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

Division  Quartermaster  had  a  regular  honest-to-goodness  bath-house 
where  there  was  hot  water  in  plenty  and  clean  clothes  and  soap. 

The  batteries  lost  no  time  in  getting  into  action.  Beginning  two 
days  after  their  arrival  in  the  "Foret  de  la  Reine,"  two  batteries  were  at 
all  times  occupying  positions  along  the  front  and  doing  as  much  firing 
as  they  were  allowed  to  do.  To  Battery  F  belongs  the  honor  of  firing 
the  first  gun  at  the  foe  for  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  and  this 
battery  and  Battery  E  were  the  first  batteries  to  occupy  positions  at  the 
front.  The  St.  Mihiel  salient  at  this  time  was  very  quiet  and  it  furnished 
almost  perfect  conditions  for  the  seasoning  of  raw  troops.  There  was 
just  enough  action  to  give  the  officers  and  men  self-confidence.  This  part 
of  the  front  had  not  changed  materially  in  four  years  of  war  at  the  time 
the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  came  upon  the  scene. 

In  1914  the  victorious  German  hordes  smashed  their  way  south  until 
stopped  at  Verdun  and  the  line  east  of  Verdun  bulged  southward  until 
it  had  encompassed  the  quaint  old  town  of  St.  Mihiel  and  rested  there 
on  the  banks  of  the  Meuse.  The  French  had  tried  in  vain  to  push  the 
Germans  back  and  straighten  out  the  salient.  In  one  tremendous  effort 
they  took  Mont  Sec,  the  great  stronghold  that  completely  dominated  the 
whole  sector,  only  to  lose  it  in  less  than  an  hour,  leaving  20,000  dead  on 
the  field  of  battle.  After  this  the  French  made  but  little  effort  to  gain 
on  this  part  of  the  front  and  it  came  to  be  known  as  a  "quiet  sector,"  a 
place  for  seasoning  raw  troops  and  patching  up  shattered  divisions  and 
there  seemed  to  exist  a  sort  of  agreement  between  the  belligerents  not 
to  stir  up  strife. 

At  the  time  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  arrived  things  were 
beginning  to  liven  up  a  trifle  in  this  peaceful  sector.  The  French  were 
beginning  to  complain  with  some  bitterness  that  the  Americans  were 
stirring  up  trouble  and  with  some  cause.  The  front  line  trenches  had 
been  taken  over  by  American  doughboys,  full  of  pep  and  eager  to  start 
something.  Back  of  them  were  American  artillerymen,  fresh  from  long 
training  on  target  ranges,  spoiling  for  action.  Consequently,  when  the 
doughboy  called  for  artillery  assistance,  his  American  brethren  in  the 
rear  could  not  be  restrained.  All  of  the  cherished  traditions  of  the  St. 
Mihiel  sector  were  smashed  time  and  again,  to  the  great  dismay  of  the 
French,  who  feared  German  retaliation  and  the  destruction  of  Toul  and 
Nancy. 

For  nineteen  days  the  regimental  echelon  was  in  the  "Foret  de  la 
Reine."  The  firing  batteries  occupied  positions  along  the  front  near  Beau- 
mont, Ansauville,  Hamonville,  Flirey  and  Limey.  All  of  these  were  old 
French  positions,  the  location  of  every  one  of  which  was  known  to  opposing 
German  batteries,  and  it  was  necessary  to  use  the  utmost  caution  in 
going  to  and  from  the  positions  and  in  the  matter  of  making  trails  or 
other  signs  about  the  positions  that  might  be  visible  to  the  all-seeing  eye 
of  the  aerial  observer  and  his  camera.  The  Boche  airman  was  very 
active  along  the  St.  Mihiel  salient  at  that  time.     It  was  in  easy  reach 


The  Battle  of  SI.  Mihiel 


of  the  big  flying  fields  of  the  Germans  at  Conflans  and  Metz  and  for  the 
first  two  weeks  of  the  regiment's  stay  in  the  woods,  the  Boche  came 
very  near  having  things  his  way  in  the  air.  The  men  never  tired  of 
looking  at  the  air  fighting  and  watching  the  work  of  the  "archies"  as  the 
anti-aircraft  guns  were  called.  They  witnessed  many  a  stirring  fight 
high  over  their  leafy  shelter,  saw  many  observation  balloons  shot  down 
and  sought  cover  from  hostile  airmen  many  times.  Orders  were  to  get 
off  the  roads,  take  all  possible  cover  and  remain  as  still  as  possible  when 
any  sort  of  aeroplane  came  within  hearing  and  buglers  were  put  on 
watch  to  sound  a  warning  call. 

The  regiment  had  been  well  trained  in  the  matter  of  gas  defence 
before  leaving  Camp  de  Coetquidan.  There  the  men  had  practiced  wear- 
ing their  masks  at  work  for  an  hour  and  two  hours  every  day  for 
several  weeks  and  they  knew  all  of  the  fine  points  about  the  handling  of 
their  masks  and  the  masks  of  their  horses.  In  the  "Foret  de  la  Reine"  there 
was  opportunity  of  putting  their  knowledge  to  the  test  under  conditions 
that  were  very  realistic.  The  "Foret  de  la  Reine"  was  too  far  from  the 
front  for  there  to  be  any  very  serious  danger  of  a  gas  attack,  but  the 
majority  of  the  men  did  not  know  this.  Masks  were  worn  at  all  hours 
under  all  sorts  of  conditions  and  men  slept  with  them  under  their 
heads.  With  the  men  keyed  up  to  the  highest  pitch  all  the  time,  gas 
alarms  naturally  had  to  happen.  If  a  truck  driver  or  an  ambulance 
driver  forgot  and  sounded  his  klaxon  horn  on  the  road,  or  if  a  motor  back- 
fired, the  chances  were  that  a  gas  alarm  would  start,  provided  that  it 
happened  at  night.  Real  gas  alarms,  sounded  in  the  front  line  trenches, 
were  taken  up  by  klaxon,  pistol  fire  and  other  means  and  spread  rapidly 
over  the  back  areas  sometimes  to  a  depth  of  ten  m'les  or  more,  in  incred- 
ibly short  time.  The  country  for  many  miles  back  of  the  lines  was 
packed  with  troops,  camp  infringing  on  camp  and  their  lines  often  over- 
lapping. Gas  guards,  always  alert  and  anxious  to  protect  their  sleeping 
comrades,  were  afraid  to  take  chances  and  spread  the  news  energetically, 
preferring  to  arouse  their  camps  with  a  false  alarm  rather  than  to  run 
the  risk  of  permitting  a  gas  attack  to  creep  up  on  them. 

It  was  in  the  "Foret  de  la  Reine"  that  the  men  of  the  regiment 
first  heard  the  sound  of  enemy  shells.  The  firing  batteries  had  had  their 
baptism  of  fire  and  knew  what  it  was  like  but  the  remainder  of  the 
regiment,  comprising  fully  half  of  it,  had  not  had  the  experience.  Late 
one  afternoon,  just  before  sundown,  German  shells  began  to  shriek  over- 
head. Not  far  from  the  regimental  echelon,  near  the  village  of  Roymaieux, 
there  was  a  great  American  ammunition  dump  and  it  was  this  dump 
that  the  Germans  had  spotted  and  were  trying  for.  For  this  special 
occasion  they  had  run  a  big  gun  out  in  position  some  twelve  or  fifteen 
miles  away  and  every  shell  fired  dropped  near  the  dump.  Shells  fell  with 
clock-like  regularity,  always  with  the  same  interval,  for  twenty  minutes. 
At  the  end  of  that  time  the  great  dump  was  in  flames.  Two  million 
dollars  worth  of  American  ammunition  was  destroyed  that  evening.     The 


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This  point  ivas  headquarters  of  the  89th  Division  during  the  St.  Mihiel  offensive  for  a  time  and  it 
also  served  as  headquarters  of  the  55th  F.  A.  Brigade  during  the  same  engagement.  It  was  nearFlirey. 


firing  came  from  an  uncharted  position,  a  position  where  there  had  been 
no  enemy  battery  before  and  from  which  there  was  no  future  activity, 
and  it  was  believed  that  the  Germans  ran  a  single  gun  out  for  the  project 
and  removed  it  on  the  night  following. 

On  September  10,  1918,  the  regiment  "graduated."  It  was  pro- 
nounced a  finished,  efficient,  dependable  fighting  unit  and  it  was  moved 
forward  to  "offensive"  positions  which  had  been  reconnoitered  with  great 
care,  in  preparation  for  the  real  fighting  that  was  just  ahead  of  them. 
The  work  of  the  men  in  defensive  positions  had  been  all  that  could  have 
been  desired  and  both  officers  and  men  awaited  the  developments  of  the 
future  without  fear  or  misgiving.  They  knew  that  the  regiment  was 
just  as  good  as  they  had  hoped  for  and  prayed  for  and  that  it  would 
make  good  upon  any  mission  entrusted  to  it. 

For  many  nights  prior  to  the  regiment's  moving  forward  to  these 
advanced  positions  there  had  been  evidence  that  something  big  was  going 
to  happen.  Nobody  knew  exactly  what  it  was.  Some  said  that  it  was  a 
big  drive  on  Metz.  Certain  it  was  that  something  was  going  to  happen, 
for  the  forests  for  miles  and  miles  back  from  the  front  were  jammed 
full  of  Americans  of  every  branch  of  the  service.  Men  plunging  along 
through  the  dark  with  a  supply  train  or  a  caisson  train  bound  for  the 
front,  encountered  every  variety  of  traffic  known  to  the  western  battle- 
front.  On  September  8th,  9th  and  10th  the  roads  were  full  of  tanks.  Always 


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there  was  artillery  and  more  artillery.  The  man  who  was  not  privileged 
to  see  and  to  take  part  in  the  tremendous  work  of  preparation  for  the 
first  "All-American  Offensive,"  can  never  realize  how  thrilling  it  was. 
There  was  something  electric  in  the  air.  Every  man  and  officer  felt  it. 
There  was  something  indescribably  thrilling  in  the  endless  streams  of 
traffic  that  toiled  along  through  the  darkness,  starting  at  nightfall  and 
covering  every  foot  of  the  roads  for  twenty  miles  back  of  the  front  until 
daylight  and  then  mysteriously  disappearing.  Caissons  loaded  with  shells; 
75's  and  155's  rumbling  along;  wagons  loaded  with  rations  and  horse 
feed;  ambulances  creeping  along;  dispatch  riders  on  motorcycles;  truck 
trains  loaded  with  soldiers ;  big  tanks  and  little  tanks ;  the  creak  of  leather 
and  the  rattle  of  chains;  monster  G.  P.  F.  6-inch  rifles,  tractor  drawn, 
dimly  seen  in  the  night;  long,  long  lines  of  doughboys  slogging  along 
in  the  mud;  machine  gun  outfits  with  their  mule-drawn  carts;  the  odor 
of  tired,  sweating  horses ;  darkness,  deep  and  dense,  with  never  the  flare 
of  a  match  or  the  glow  of  a  cigarette.  The  American  army,  young,  zest- 
ful,  full  of  faith  in  itself  and  with  enthusiasm  unbounded,  was  gathering 
itself  for  its  first  leap  at  the  throat  of  the  Hun,  was  preparing  for  the 
furious  onslaught  that  knew  no  lessening  of  fury  until  the  German  hosts 
had  been  hurled  back  across  the  Meuse  and  that  part  of  the  famous 
"Hindenburg  Line"  known  as  the  Kriemhilde-Stellung,  so  long  im- 
pregnable, was  only  a  memory. 

On  the  night  of  September  10th,  Colonel  Cox  moved  his  headquarters, 
or  "P.  C,"  as  the  station  of  the  C.  0.  is  always  called  in  soldier  language, 
to  the  little  battle-scarred  village  of  Noviant.  The  regimental  echelon 
remained  in  the  "Foret  de  la  Reine,"  with  Lieutenant-Colonel  Chambers 
in  command.  Major  Stem  established  his  P.  C.  just  north  of  the  Bois 
de  Voisange,  which  appears  on  the  map  on  page  58,  and  his  batteries 
A,  B  and  C,  were  nearby.  The  Second  Battalion,  under  Major  Bul- 
winkle,  was  southwest  of  the  same  piece  of  woodland.  These  batteries 
occupied  old  French  positions.  Lieutenant  Lonergon,  regimental  muni- 
tions officer,  hauled  with  his  caisson  train  24,000  rounds  of  ammunition, 
delivering  it  at  dead  of  night  at  these  battery  positions. 

On  the  morning  of  September  11th,  Colonel  Cox,  Lieutenant-Colonel 
Chambers,  the  battalion  commanders,  Majors  Bulwinkle  and  Stem,  and 
the  operations  officer,  Captain  Westfeldt,  were  called  to  Brigade  Head- 
quarters at  Loucey  for  the  last  conference  preparatory  to  the  launching 
of  the  big  All-American  drive  on  the  St.  Mihiel  salient.  They  learned 
that  the  American  General  Staff  had  decreed  the  smashing  of  the  German 
lines  on  both  sides  of  St.  Mihiel,  the  taking  of  that  most  formidable  of 
all  German  strongholds,  Mont  Sec,  and  the  complete  straightening  out 
of  the  salient.  Approximately  ten  days  had  been  allotted  for  the  under- 
taking, it  was  said,  but  there  was  nothing  in  the  orders  indicating  that 
that  much  time  must  be  consumed  in  completing  it.  "D"  day,  or  the  day 
of  attack,  and  "H"  hour  were  not  given.  The  first  plans  called  for  only 
twenty  minutes  of  artillery  preparation  in  the  way  of  wire-destruction 


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before  starting  the  rolling  barrage  that  was  to  precede  the  infantry. 
The  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  was  designated  to  sup- 
port the  177th  Infantry  Brigade  of  the  89th  Division. 

While  nothing  definite  was  announced  the  general  impression  got 
abroad  that  "D"  day  was  at  least  two  days  off,  and  quick  action  was  not 
expected.  Nevertheless,  there  was  a  conference  of  the  battery  com- 
manders on  the  afternoon  of  the  11th  in  which  the  plans  were  carefully 
studied  and  every  move  for  the  drive  carefully  mapped  out.  Battery 
E  was  designated  as  "accompanying  battery,"  meaning  that  it  was  their 
mission  to  advance  with  the  doughboys,  ready  to  smash  machine  gun  nests 
or  other  German  impediments  at  close  range  when  encountered. 

At  23  :00  o'clock,  as  the  French  call  it,  or  at  11 :00  p.  m.  in  American, 
word  came  to  regimental  headquarters  that  "D"  day  was  September  12th 
and  at  11 :30  p.  m.  came  news  of  an  entire  change  of  program.  Instead  of 
twenty  minutes  of  fire  preceding  the  rolling  barrage,  firing  was  to  begin  at 
one  o'clock  in  the  morning  and  there  was  to  be  fire  for  preparation, 
harassing  fire,  gas  shelling  and  every  other  variety  of  trouble-making 
for  the  enemy.  These  new  plans  had  to  be  assimilated  hastily,  data 
worked  out,  and  everything  made  ready  for  the  big  show  less  than  an 
hour  and  a  half  away.  Some  of  the  batteries  received  their  new  orders 
less  than  three  quarters  of  an  hour  before  the  time  set  for  the  firing 
to  begin,  but  they  got  ready.  When  the  hour  came  the  One  Hundred 
and  Thirteenth  was  "all  set." 

The  night  was  pitch-black.  Rain  fell  steadily.  Rockets  and  flares 
continued  to  go  up  occasionally  and  there  was  an  occasional  rumble  of 
firing  far  off  but  in  the  area  out  ahead  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth 
everything  was  quiet. 

While  nobody  was  going  over  the  top  on  that  rainy  morning  at 
one  o'clock,  officers  and  men  were  keyed  up  to  the  highest  nervous  tension 
they  had  ever  experienced.  It  seemed  that  the  hour  would  never  come. 
Watches  had  been  carefully  synchronized  so  that  every  gun,  large  and 
small,  on  that  entire  front  would  fire  at  the  same  instant.  Out  there  in 
the  rain  the  gun  squads  took  their  positions,  the  battery  executive  ran 
his  pocket  flash  light  furtively  over  stacked  ammunition,  noted  that 
every  man  was  in  place,  dipped  under  cover  for  a  last  look  at  his  data 
and  instructions,  slipped  back  to  speak  a  reassuring  word  to  the  eager 
artillerymen,  broke  away  to  listen  to  last  minute  admonitions  from  his 
battery  commander  at  the  other  end  of  the  telephone  line.  The  minutes 
crept  by  on  laggard  feet.  Would  the  hour  never  come?  The  battery 
executive  with  eyes  glued  on  the  luminous  dial  of  his  watch,  counted  the 
seconds.     Finally  it  came. 

"One  o'clock,"  he  called,  "let  her  go !" 

And  there  came  an  explosion  that  shook  the  very  earth,  rocked  the 
giant  oaks  of  the  forests  for  miles  around  and  lit  up  the  heavens  so 
brilliantly  that  one  could  have  read  a  newspaper  for  miles  back  of  the 
roaring,  crashing  front.     More  than  two  thousand  American  guns,  rang- 


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One  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  September  12, 1918  on  the  St.  Mihiel  front.  In  the  four  hours  following 
American  guns  fired  more  than  one  million  rounds  of  ammunition. 


ing  from  the  75-milimetre  gun  on  the  fiery  edge  of  battle  to  the  giant 
naval  guns  on  railway  trucks,  miles  back  of  the  lines,  took  part  in  this 
mighty  bombardment,  the  greatest  artillery  concentration  in  the  history 
of  the  world.  During  the  action  designated  as  the  battle  of  St.  Mihiel, 
these  American  guns  fired  a  total  of  1,000,000  rounds  of  ammunition 
in  approximately  four  hours.  The  magnitude  of  this  battle  may  be  em- 
phasized by  comparison  with  the  Battle  of  Gettysburg,  in  the  war  between 
the  States,  in  which  the  Union  forces  fired  33,000  rounds  of  ammunition 
in  three  days  of  fighting. 

Not  all  of  the  firing  on  this  memorable  morning  was  done  by  Amer- 
ican guns.  Many  French  batteries  were  in  action,  including  many 
French  heavies,  which  had  been  in  position  for  many  years,  waiting 
patiently  for  this  opportunity.  A  battery  of  French  10-inch  guns  in  the 
"Foret  de  la  Reine"  had  been  there  so  long  that  vegetation  had  covered 
even  the  gun  pits,  so  that  the  batteries  were  entirely  invisible  even  to 
persons  passing  along  the  road  ten  feet  away  from  them.  These  and 
hundreds  of  others  joined  in  the  chorus,  the  little  artillerymen  in  horizon 
blue,  who  had  not  fired  their  big  guns  in  many  months,  taking  huge 
delight  in  the  performance. 

Once  started,  there  was  no  let-up  in  the  firing.  Every  gun  was 
worked  at  top  speed.  The  steady  flare  of  the  guns  furnished  enough 
light  for  the  handling  of  ammunition  and  the  eager  artillerymen  kept 
it  pouring  into  their  guns  in  a  steady  stream,  hour  after  hour. 

The  infantry  climbed  out  of  the  trenches  promptly  at  five  o'clock 
in  the  morning.    They  found  the  enemy  wire  in  front  of  them  ripped  into 


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Before  daybreak  on  the  St.  Mihiel  front  on  the  morning  of  September  12,  1918.    All  of  the  light  for 
the  making  of  this  photograph  came  from  the  flashes  of  guns. 


shreds,  their  trenches  caved  in,  their  machine  gun  nests  deserted  or  the 
gunners  dead  at  their  posts.    The  artillery  had  done  a  beautiful  job  of  it. 

And  the  artillery  was  still  on  the  job.  Ahead  of  them,  "as  per 
schedule"  rolled  a  protective  and  offensive  accompanying  fire.  They  en- 
countered "pill-boxes,"  as  the  concrete  machine  gun  nests  were  called, 
that  had  been  missed  by  the  artillery  and  these  they  took  with  the 
bayonet,  if  it  could  be  done  without  too  great  loss  of  life.  If  the  "pill-box" 
could  not  be  flanked,  or  cleaned  out  with  grenades,  the  doughboys  sought 
what  shelter  the  terrain  afforded  and  sent  back  for  a  75.  Here  was  where 
the  artilleryman  found  a  task  to  his  liking  and  up  across  the  fields  and 
through  the  woods  on  a  dead  run  would  come  a  gun  section,  the  men 
clinging  for  dear  life  to  the  bouncing  carriages  and  lying  low  over  the 
necks  of  their  horses.  In  less  time  that  it  takes  to  tell  it,  the  75  would 
be  in  position  and  spouting  death  and  destruction  in  the  direction  of  the 
obstacle  that  had  held  up  the  advance  and  in  a  few  minutes  the  dough- 
boys would  go  on  again. 

It  will  be  hard  for  those  who  did  not  see  them  in  action  that  Sep- 
tember morning,  or  encounter  them  later  in  the  heat  of  the  day,  or 
mingle  with  them  when  the  heat  of  battle  had  subsided  but  slightly,  to 


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realize  the  exultation  that  swept  through  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth 
Field  Artillery.  No  obstacle  could  stop  them.  When  deep  trenches  and 
wrecked  roads  and  bridges  confronted  them  in  what  had  been  No  Man's 
Land  and  in  the  territory  back  of  the  old  German  lines,  the  horses  were 
unhitched  from  the  carriages  and  led,  pulled  and  shoved  across,  while 
willing  hands  seized  the  guns  and  caissons  and  carried  them  over  places 
that  looked  to  be  impassable.  There  was  no  time  to  wait  for  the  engineers 
to  build  roads  and  time  and  again  on  that  memorable  day  the  regiment 
did  the  impossible,  or  what  would  have  been  the  impossible  under  any 
other  circumstances. 

It  was  a  day  of  fast  action.  Starting  at  5:00  A.  M.,  at  noon  on 
September  12th,  half  of  the  work  that  the  American  General  Staff  had 
allotted  ten  days  for,  had  been  accomplished.  More  than  half  of  the 
distance  between  the  bases  of  the  salient  had  been  covered  and  thousands 
of  Germans  had  been  made  prisoners.  The  roads  from  the  front  back 
to  the  prison  pen  at  Sanzy  were  full  of  them.  The  military  police  had 
all  they  could  handle  and  more,  and  slightly  wounded  doughboys  who 
were  able  to  walk  back  to  the  rear,  were  given  squads  of  captured  Huns 
to  take  back  with  them. 

Mont  Sec,  almost  impregnable  to  frontal  attack,  had  been  virtually 
pinched  off  by  noon  of  the  first  day  and  hardly  a  single  American  life 
had  been  sacrified  in  its  taking.  This  stronghold  was  raked  by  artillery 
fire  from  base  to  summit,  but  the  main  strength  of  the  American  thrust 


Fast  action  in  the  St.  Mihiel  drive,  when  there  wax  no  time  to  think  of  concealment. 


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r^\'^9  V^.."    '       ^^^y*J   . 


BURIAL  OF  LIEUT.  ALLAN   W.  DOUGLASS 

Lieut.  Allan  W.  Douglass,  of  Battery  E,  was  killed  near  Limey  on  the  morning  of  September  12, 

1918.  He  was  buried  not  far  from  where  he  fell.  Colonel  Cox  and  his  orderly  were  the  only  members 

of  the  regiment  present.     The  German  prisoners  in  the  picture  dug  the  grave.    A  passing  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

man  conducted  the  funeral  service. 


was  at  the  bases  of  the  salient  and  less  than  twenty-four  hours  after 
the  drive  started,  those  two  veteran  divisions,  the  First  and  the  Twenty- 
sixth,  met  at  Vignuelles,  the  Twenty-sixth  coming  from  the  west  and 
the  First  from  the  east.     The  St.  Mihiel  salient  was  no  more. 

It  was  about  eleven  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the  first  day  of  fighting 
that  the  regiment  suffered  its  first  casualties.  Battery  E  had  fired  with 
the  rest  of  the  regiment  for  four  hours  and  in  carrying  out  its  mission 
as  accompanying  battery,  was  following  close  behind  the  infantry.  At 
a  point  north  of  Limey,  in  what  had  been  No  Man's  Land,  on  the  road 
to  Thiacourt,  Boche  shells  began  to  fall  around  the  battery.  The  entire 
battery  behaved  admirably  under  fire.  First  Lieutenant  Allan  W.  Doug- 
lass, in  charge  of  two  platoons,  was  one  of  the  first  hit,  but  he  continued 
to  direct  his  men.  Another  shell  struck  one  of  the  teams  killing  four 
of  the  six  horses  and  disabling  the  other  two  and  then  came  the  shell 
that  killed  Lieutenant  Douglass  and  Private  William  B.  Melton  and 
wounded  Sergeant  Fred  M.  Patterson,  Sergeant  Walter  R.  Minish,  Ser- 


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geant  Edward  J.  Poe  and  Private  Rom  D.  Kirby.  Private  Kirby  later 
died  of  his  wounds.  Sergeant  Patterson  lost  a  leg.  Sergeant  Poe's 
wound  was  not  serious.  Two  other  men  of  Battery  E,  Corporal  George 
R.  Bowman  and  Private  Ervin  S.  Baker,  were  slightly  wounded. 

On  the  afternoon  of  the  12th,  the  remainder  of  the  regiment  went 
forward  and  continued  to  advance  on  the  13th,  following  close  after  the 
infantry  and  performing  many  important  missions.  The  objective  of  the 
89th  Division  was  Thiacourt  and  Boullionville  and  by  the  afternoon  of 
the  13th  the  division  had  overrun  both  and  was  occupying  positions  beyond, 
where  it  met  with  stiff  resistance.  The  14th  found  the  regiment  in  position 
near  Boullionville,  the  First  Battalion  east  of  Boullionville  and  the  Second 
Battalion  southwest  of  that  town  and  near  the  Thiacourt-Xammes  road. 
Here  six  more  casualties  occurred.  Three  men  of  Battery  C,  Private  First 
Class  Percy  J.  Parrish,  Sergeant  Luther  Barbour  and  Corporal  McForrest 
Cheek,  and  three  men  of  Battery  B,  Privates  James  C.  Lucas,  Fred  G. 
Hill  and  Charles  A.  Boyd,  were  wounded  by  shell  fire. 

The  regimental  train  got  under  way  on  the  afternoon  of  the  12th 
and  established  itself  at  Noviant  on  the  night  of  the  12th.  The  rain  had 
ceased  and  the  sun  came  out  driving  the  mists  away.  Aeroplanes  in 
great  numbers  were  overhead,  patrolling  every  foot  of  the  front  for  many 
miles.  American  and  French  flyers  were  assisted  during  this  drive  by 
several  units  of  crack  British  airmen  and  these  Britishers  were  wonderful 
fighters.  They  kept  the  air  free  of  Boche  aviators  for  the  duration  of  the 
drive.  . 

The  most  striking  thing  that  met  the  eye  on  the  way  to  the  front 
that  day  was  the  hustle  and  bustle  on  the  roads,  the  same  roads  that  had 
been  deserted  by  day  and  traffic-laden  only  at  night.  There  was  no  longer 
any  pretense  at  concealment.  Wagon  trains,  caisson  trains,  truck  trains, 
artillery — horse-drawn  and  motorized,  tanks,  balloon  trucks,  long  lines 
of  infantry,  hundreds  and  hundreds  of  ambulances  with  their  loads  of 
wounded,  jammed  the  roads  for  miles. 

Boche  prisoners  were  coming  back  in  great  companies,  with  happy, 
grinning  doughboys  and  military  police  in  charge  of  them.  The  Boche 
looked  happy,  too.  They  were  glad  that  the  war  was  over  for  them  and 
they  had  already  tasted  American  rations  and  American  tobacco.  Very 
few  looked  sullen  and  disgruntled.  They  were  of  all  shades  and  sizes, 
old  and  young,  whiskered  and  smooth-shaven — a  motley  crew.  They  had 
discarded  their  heavy  helmets  and  only  a  few  still  carried  their  gas  masks. 
Hairy  little  "poilus"  in  their  faded  blue  uniforms,  paused  to  watch  these 
strange  processions,  to  shout  "Vive  l'Amerique !"  and  to  hurl  witticisms 
and  uncomplimentary  epithets  at  the  prisoners.  They  never  tired  of  in- 
forming them  that  the  road  they  were  traveling  then  was,  indeed,  the 
road  "nach  Paris,"  alluding  to  the  German  slogan  made  famous  in  the  first 
great  drive  of  the  war  and  in  succeeding  drives  that  had  promised  success. 
It  was  a  great  day  for  the  French  as  well  as  for  the  Americans. 

Here  it  was  that  the  regiment  first  began  to  suffer  because  of  its 


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A  typical  German  cemetery.    This  one  is  near  Boullionville,  in  the  St.  Mihiel  sector. 


lack  of  transportation.  The  French  Fourgon  wagon  is  a  poor  cargo 
carrier,  lacking  space,  and  as  has  been  related  the  Chariot  du  Pare  is  in 
itself  a  load  for  four  horses.  Much  of  the  regiment's  equipment,  all  of 
it  sorely  needed  in  later  operations,  was  left  in  the  "Foret  de  la  Reine," 
under  guard.  At  Noviant  there  was  necessity  for  cutting  down  further 
the  load  of  equipment  carried  in  the  wagons  and  large  quantities  of  equip- 
ment were  stored  under  shelter  for  the  salvage  department  to  claim  later. 
The  regiment's  horses  were  breaking  down  under  the  strain  and  it  was 
with  the  utmost  difficulty  that  enough  were  found  to  move  the  guns, 
caissons  and  wagons.  None  of  the  equipment  stored  at  Noviant  and  in 
the  "Foret  de  la  Reine"  was  ever  recovered  by  the  regiment,  for  orders 
came  directing  speedy  movement  to  other  fields.  The  salvage  corps 
moved  in  and  took  it  over  and  the  guard  detail  that  had  been  left  with  it, 
after  weary  weeks  of  wandering,  regained  the  regiment. 

But  there  was  nothing  anybody  could  do  about  it.  There  were  no 
more  horses  and  it  was  up  to  the  regiment  to  conserve  those  it  had,  strip 
down  to  the  lightest  possible  marching  order  and  keep  going.  On  Sep- 
tember 13th  the  regimental  train  again  took  the  trail  north,  through  Limey, 
to  a  position  close  to  the  firing  batteries  near  Boullionville  and  Thiacourt. 
The  89th  Division's  ration  dump  had  been  moved  to  Flirey  and  half  of  the 
Supply  Train  was  diverted  to  this  place  at  Limey  and  after  waiting  a 
whole  day  for  an  issue  of  rations,  got  away  at  nightfall  and  struck  Limey 
again  in  time  to  run  into  an  entire  division  headed  toward  the  front  as 
rapidly  as  it  could  travel. 


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Those  who  have  never  sat  by  the  roadside  in  the  cold,  damp  drizzly 
atmosphere  that  envelops  northern  France  in  late  summer  and  fall,  wait- 
ing for  an  American  division  to  pass,  can  never  realize  how  big  a  thing 
a  division  is.  Day  was  breaking  as  the  train  got  under  way  on  the  morn- 
ing of  September  14th  and  it  was  late  in  the  afternoon  when  it  located  the 
regimental  echelon,  snugly  tucked  away  under  the  base  of  a  hill  and  "sitting 
on  the  world"  in  so  far  as  rations  and  horse-feed  were  concerned.  They 
had  found  a  happy  valley  where  the  Boche  had  long  lived  in  perfect  con- 
tent, with  immense  gardens  full  of  cabbage,  tomatoes,  beans,  turnips, 
potatoes  and  other  stuff  and  every  outfit's  mess  was  profiting  by  it.  A 
great  stack  of  the  finest  hay  afforded  a  bountiful  feed  for  the  tired 
horses. 

The  firing  batteries  had  been  without  what  they  called  "regular  food" 
for  two  days,  having  had  to  depend  on  their  iron  rations,  but  here  in  the 
valley  they  had  made  up  for  all  their  deprivations  and  it  did  not  matter 
seriously  to  them  whether  the  Supply  Train  ever  caught  up  or  not.  They 
found  some  cows,  hogs,  rabbits  and  chickens  that  the  Germans  had  left 
and  they  feasted. 

Two  of  the  cows  joined  the  regiment,  Major  Stem  and  Major  Bul- 
winkle  each  getting  one,  both  big  fine  animals.  Major  Stem  was  destined 
to  lose  his  in  a  gas  attack  on  the  night  of  September  14th  as  the  regiment 
was  being  withdrawn  from  the  St.  Mihiel  sector.  In  the  excitement  the 
man  in  charge  of  the  cow  sought  vainly  for  a  gas  mask  to  protect  her 
but  there  was  none  to  be  had.  Major  Bulwinkle's  cow  remained  with  the 
regiment  through  the  remainder  of  the  war,  marching  with  the  major's 
battalion  detail  and  never  far  from  the  major.  She  furnished  his  table 
with  milk  with  unfailing  regularity  through  all  of  the  hard  months  that 
followed  and  was  finally  sold  to  a  citizen  of  Luxemburg  province  and 
her  price  furnished  a  banquet  for  the  Second  Battalion  detail. 

Here  it  was  that  the  regiment  got  its  first  glimpse  of  German  life 
at  the  front.  There  were  fine  concrete  dug-outs  for  both  officers  and  men. 
The  officers'  dug-outs  were  palatial,  compared  with  those  the  French  lived 
in  on  the  other  side  of  the  old  battle  line.  There  was  one  with  a  fine  piano, 
many  with  beautiful  furniture,  feather  beds,  bathrooms  with  hot  and  cold 
water,  electric  lights,  a  tiled  dairy,  rabbit  warrens,  poultry  yards,  bowling 
alleys,  summer  pavilions  with  rustic  tables  and  seats.    It  was  war  de  luxe. 

On  the  hills  around  these  positions  the  Germans  had  made  preparation 
to  do  much  fighting.  There  were  countless  numbers  of  machine  gun  posi- 
tions. Every  ridge  had  scores  of  them,  and  every  clump  of  bushes  hid  a 
machine-gunner's  lair.  It  was  here  that  a  German  machine  gun  of  the 
Maxim  pattern  was  salvaged  and  packed  in  one  of  the  wagons  of  the 
Supply  Company.  It  was  carried  with  the  regiment  through  all  of  its 
wanderings  and  finally  brought  home  and  presented  to  the  North  Carolina 
State  Hall  of  History,  where  it  may  now  be  seen. 

On  the  battle-scarred  hills  above  Limey  and  on  to  Boullionville  and 
Thiacourt,  the  regiment  saw  war  in  its  most  revolting  aspects.     American 


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dead  and  German  dead  lay  everywhere  in  the  fields.  The  burying  details 
were  not  able  to  keep  the  fields  cleared.  The  roadsides  were  lined  with 
dead  horses,  many  killed  by  enemy  shell-fire  but  the  majority  dead  from 
overwork  and  exhaustion. 

Late  in  the  afternoon  on  September  14th,  as  German  dug-outs  and 
bomb-proof  shelters  were  being  made  ready  for  a  night  of  rest,  moving 
orders  came.  It  was  fortunate  for  the  regimental  train  that  this  order  came, 
for  it  had  not  completely  cleared  its  camp  area  when  Boche  shells  began 
to  fall  on  the  hills  about  it.  Members  of  the  regiment  who  saw  the  area 
next  day,  reported  that  it  was  badly  torn  by  shell-fire  and  that  there 
would  have  been  many  casualties  if  the  outfit  had  remained  there. 

The  line  of  march  was  through  Boullionville,  Euvezin  and  Essey  to 
Rambecourt  and  it  was  a  night  of  much  stress  and  strain.  The  roads 
were  blocked  by  traffic  of  all  kinds.  It  developed  that  many  artillery 
brigades  were  on  the  move,  going  in  the  same  general  direction  as  the 
55th,  and  every  outfit  had  to  make  a  regular  schedule  or  there  was  the 
devil  to  pay  at  all  road  crossings.  Things  were  badly  messed  up  that 
night  many  times  and  no  one  envied  the  M.  P.'s  their  job  of  unsnarling 
the  mix-ups. 

To  add  to  the  excitement  and  general  interest  of  the  movement,  the 
Boche  kept  hammering  away  at  the  road  all  night  long.  Boche  aero- 
planes were  overhead  at  almost  every  stage  of  the  journey.  Several  times 
they  swooped  down  and  cut  loose  on  the  moving  column  with  machine 


A  Regulation  German  "Pill-Box."    This  one  was  captured  by  the  Americans  at  St.  Mihiel  before 
the  Boche  had  been  able  to  complete  it  and  camouflage  it. 


The  Bailie  of  St.  Mihiel 


Ruins  of  the  old  church  at  FUrey,  on  the  St.  Mihiel  sector. 


guns.  The  regiment  was  caught  in  a  traffic  jam  at  Essey  and  while  it 
stuck  there,  unable  to  move,  the  village  was  bombed  by  Boche  aviators 
and  Boche  artillery  dropped  many  shells  into  the  village,  both  gas  and 
high  explosive.  Many  horses  were  hurt,  several  being  killed,  but  not  a 
man  was  injured.  The  regiment  learned  that  night  just  how  much  nerve 
it  takes  to  "sit  steady"  under  such  trying  conditions  as  these  were.  It 
is  the  experience  of  all  fighting  men  that  as  long  as  there  is  movement 
and  plenty  of  it,  they  can  stand  almost  anything,  but  that  the  most  trying 
situation  is  to  be  caught  as  the  regiment  was  caught,  without  shelter 
and  absolutely  unable  to  move,  on  a  road  on  which  the  Boche  had  almost 
perfect  range.  Even  this  can  be  borne  better  than  having  a  Boche  aero- 
plane overhead  maneuvering  for  position,  its  motor  droning  as  all  Boche 
aeroplane  motors  do,  with  its  peculiar  rising  and  falling  note.  The  regi- 
ment had  both  that  night. 

The  regiment  was  to  have  taken  shelter  in  a  piece  of  woods  near 
Rambecourt  for  the  15th.  The  position  had  been  selected  on  the  map  and 
no  reconnaissance  had  been  made.  Two  batteries  marched  into  the  woods 
and  found  it  a  quagmire.  The  remainder  of  the  regiment  was  warned 
in  time  and  went  into  the  town  of  Rambecourt,  where  there  was  less 
shelter  but  more  comfort.  Food  for  the  men  was  bountiful  but  there 
was  great  scarcity  of  horse  feed.  The  brigade  was  no  longer  attached 
to  the  89th  Division  and  arrangements  for  keeping  in  touch  with  supply 
dumps  were  exceedingly  poor. 

The  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  suffered  less,   perhaps,  than  any 


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other  unit  of  the  brigade  for  the  reason  that  the  regiment  had  managed 
to  get  away  from  the  St.  Mihiel  sector  with  one  of  the  big  Packard  trucks 
of  the  89th  Division.  This  truck  had  been  assigned  to  the  regiment  for 
service  in  the  St.  Mihiel  drive  and  it  was  away  on  a  mission  when  moving 
orders  came.  It  reported  to  the  Regimental  Supply  Officer  on  arrival  at 
Rambecourt,  having  picked  up  the  regiment's  trail  during  the  night,  and 
it  remained  with  the  regiment  until  it  was  almost  worn  out.  The  Supply 
Company  provided  three  shifts  of  drivers  and  these  men  kept  the  truck 
operating  full  twenty-four  hours  every  day.  When  finally  an  order  came 
down  by  way  of  First  Army  Headquarters  and  reached  the  regiment, 
directing  the  immediate  return  of  the  truck  to  the  89th  Division,  the 
truck  had  practically  "run  its  course,"  having  served  faithfully  in  the  long 
hard  hike  from  St.  Mihiel  to  the  Argonne  and  for  nearly  two  weeks  in 
the  hardest  fighting  of  the  Meuse-Argonne  offensive. 

After  a  day  of  rest  in  Rambecourt  the  regiment  got  under  way  with 
orders  to  proceed  to  Mecrin.  This  proved  to  be  another  eventful  night, 
though  not  as  full  of  excitement  as  the  night  before.  There  was  a  full 
moon  and  those  who  have  had  experience  along  any  part  of  the  battle 
front  know  what  that  means.  Moon-lit  nights  are  delightful,  under  certain 
sets  of  circumstances  but  not  along  the  front,  for  it  was  on  such  nights 
as  the  one  here  referred  to  that  aviators  took  wing  and  traveled  far  and 
near,  their  planes  carrying  racks  of  bombs.  On  dark  nights  the  aviator 
does  not  venture  out  on  such  missions.  On  this  night  Boche  aviators 
started  early.     Within  a  mile  of  Rambecourt  the  regiment  ran ,  into  an 


Ruins  of  the  "Gare"  at  Jaulny,  a  little  town  near  Thiacourt,  not  far  from  the  positions  occupied 
by  the  First  Battalion  on   September  15,   1918. 


The  Bailie  of  St.  Mihiel 


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One  of  the  Batteries  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  seeking  a  billet  in  a 
French  village  on  the  long  hard  hike  from  the  St.  Mihiel  Front  to  the  Argonne. 


air-tight  traffic  jam.  The  macadam  road  gleamed  like  silver  under  the 
light  of  the  moon  and  the  regiment  offered  a  fine  target,  strung  out  there 
along  the  road  for  three  miles.  Within  ten  minutes  after  the  long  column 
had  stopped,  the  men  heard  the  unmistakable  hum  of  a  Boche  motor. 
To  the  men  beneath,  it  seemed  that  that  plane  hovered  over  them  for  an 
hour  and  scores  of  them  expressed  a  desire  to  have  the  Boche  "drop  his 
pills  and  get  it  over  with."  This  he  finally  did,  three  striking  the  ground 
in  a  soft,  slushy  field  one  hundred  and  fifty  yards  to  the  right  of  the 
column,  making  a  terrific  noise  but  doing  no  damage.  He  flew  on  toward  the 
head  of  the  column,  turned  and  came  back,  dropping  two  on  the  other 
side  of  the  road.  All  this  time  American  search-lights  were  looking  for 
him  and  American  and  French  planes  were  up  hunting  for  him.  Finally 
the  lights  found  him  and  outlined  him  against  the  sky  like  a  huge  white 
moth.  The  black  crosses  were  plainly  visible  on  his  wings.  Then  from 
all  points  of  the  compass,  converging  on  the  Boche,  came  the  allied  planes, 
their  tracer  bullets  cleaving  the  air.  The  wily  Boche  side-slips,  plunges, 
dips,  does  a  back-flip  and  drops  out  of  the  light,  making  a  clean  get-away. 
It  was  quite  a  thrilling  show. 

The  regiment  pulled  into  Mecrin  on  the  banks  of  the  Meuse  on  the 
morning  of  September  16th.  Here  the  outfit  remained  for  thirty-six  hours. 
There  was  good  grazing  for  the  horses  in  the  meadows  around  the  little 
village  and  while  the  buildings  were  badly  shot  up,  there  was  shelter  in 
plenty  for  the  men,  and  the  halt  was  very  pleasant.  Practically  every 
man  in  the  regiment  enjoyed  a  swim  in  the  river,  the  first  real  bath  they 


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had  had  in  ten  days  and  the  last  they  were  to  get  for  many  days.  The 
area  they  were  approaching  was  not  equipped  with  such  comforts  as 
bath-houses  and  there  was  great  scarcity  of  water  fit  to  bathe  in. 

On  the  night  of  September  17th  the  regiment  crossed  the  Meuse  at  Mec- 
rin  and  journeyed  past  Rupt-devant-St.  Mihiel  to  the  town  of  Nicy,  an 
attractive  little  village  that  had  not  suffered  noticeably  in  the  war.  On  the 
following  night  the  march  was  resumed  by  way  of  Pierfittes,  Longchamps, 
Chaumont,  and  Selancourt,  to  Deuxnouds.  Leaving  Deuxnouds  on  the 
night  of  the  19th  the  regiment  passed  through  Ippecourt,  Jubecourt  and 
Rarecourt  to  a  camp  in  the  Bois  de  Blaulieu,  just  south  of  Auzeville, 
where  it  remained  until  September  22d. 

Fair  weather  had  ceased  on  the  night  of  the  17th  and  the  sun  was 
not  seen  again  for  weeks.  It  rained  every  day  and  every  night.  The 
bottom  dropped  out  of  the  roads.  Only  a  few  of  the  macadam  roads 
"stood  up"  under  the  traffic.  Part  of  the  regiment  was  quartered  in 
cootie-infested  shacks.  The  remainder  pitched  shelter  tents  in  the  wet 
woods  and  even  at  that,  fared  better  than  their  brethren  in  the  buildings. 
On  the  night  of  September  22d  the  regiment  moved  to  the  Bois  de  Bro- 
court  just  east  of  the  village  of  the  same  name,  and  went  into  camp  in 
wooden  shacks.  Here  the  regiment  began  to  make  preparations  for  the 
part  it  was  to  play  in  the  greatest  battle  American  soldiers  ever  took 
part  in,  the  Battle  of  the  Argonne. 

It  is  as  well  to  state  right  here  that  nobody  in  the  regiment  knew 
what  was  being  pulled  off.  It  was  generally  believed  that  the  objective 
of  the  St.  Mihiel  drive  was  the  fortified  city  of  Metz  and  the  hard  fighting 
of  September  12th  and  13th  pushed  the  American  lines  to  a  point  where 
the  American  long  range  cannon  could  reach  the  fortifications  of  the 
town.  When  orders  came  without  warning  for  the  withdrawal  of  the 
regiment  and  immediate  movement  to  another  sector,  there  was  great 
disappointment.  Officers  expressed  the  opinion  freely  that  some  one  had 
blundered  and  that  the  brigade  had  incurred  the  displeasure  of  the  General 
Staff.  True,  they  could  not  put  their  fingers  on  any  particular  fall-down 
or  misplay.  The  brigade  had  performed  every  mission  entrusted  to  it,  so 
far  as  their  observation  went,  but,  they  argued,  "there's  bound  to  be  some- 
thing wrong  somewhere,  for  here  we  go,  away  from  the  biggest  scrap  of 
the  war,  just  as  we  were  getting  a  good  start." 

Thus  they  mourned,  not  knowing  as  they  knew  later,  that  the  St. 
Mihiel  drive  had  accomplished  its  purpose,  which  was  to  uncover  Metz. 
As  originally  planned,  the  American  campaign  of  the  year  was  to  end 
at  this  point.  It  was  designed  to  afford  valuable  training  for  several 
new  divisions,  with  the  tried  and  tested  old  divisions  present  to  stiffen 
the  army's  backbone  and  give  the  blow  proper  force.  With  this  over  the 
plan  was  to  dig  in  along  the  new  lines,  spend  the  winter  in  training  and 
in  the  spring  launch  a  great  offensive  that  would  clear  the  "Foret  de  Ar- 
gonne" and  cause  the  collapse  of  Metz. 

It  is  known  now  that  the  Allied  high  command  did  not  at  first  take 


The  Bailie  of  St.  Mihiel  81 


seriously  the  promise  of  General  Pershing  to  smash  the  St.  Mihiel  salient. 
A  noted  British  general  is  quoted  as  saying  that  the  new  American  First 
Army  would  be  massacred  in  its  attempt  to  take  the  strong  positions  of 
St.  Mihiel,  which  had  remained  unshaken  for  four  long  years.  A  well- 
known  French  observer,  attached  to  89th  Division  Headquarters  for  a 
time,  was  asked  what  he  thought  of  the  prospects  of  success  for  the  Amer- 
ican plan  of  driving  the  Germans  out  of  the  St.  Mihiel  salient  in  ten  days. 
He  is  reported  to  have  used  that  expressive,  inimitable,  typically  French 
gesture,  or  combination  of  gestures,  that  involves  simultaneous  movement 
of  ears,  nose,  eyes,  shoulders  and  hands  and  said : 

"In  six  months — perhaps." 

And  there  was  much  stress  on  the  perhaps.  They  all  felt  that  way 
about  it.  Nobody  was  confident  except  the  men  and  officers  of  the  First 
American  Army.  It  never  entered  their  minds  that  failure  was  even 
remotely  possible. 

It  is  good  to  be  able  to  record  that  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth 
proved  itself  worthy  of  the  best  traditions  of  the  Old  North  State.  The 
Battle  of  St.  Mihiel,  as  it  is  generally  called,  will  always  be  one  of  the 
high  lights  in  American  history  and  in  this  battle  the  men  of  the  regiment 
fought  valiantly  and  effectively.  When  it  was  over  and  the  regiment  had 
moved  on  to  other  fields,  there  was  nothing  left  to  regret.  The  regiment 
had  stood  the  test  and  was  a  dependable  fighting  machine. 

The  doughboys  of  the  two  fine  regiments  that  the  One  Hundred  and 
Thirteenth  supported,  the  353d  and  the  354th,  never  let  slip  an  oppor- 
tunity of  praising  the  artillery  that  backed  them  up  in  the  St.  Mihiel 
drive.  Advancing  behind  the  "curtain  of  steel"  that  the  regiment  fur- 
nished them,  they  found  the  way  well-cleared  and  the  fields  and  woods 
pitted  by  shell-fire,  the  holes  set  in  checkerboard  fashion  and  so  close 
together  that  it  was  easy  to  understand  why  every  Boche  who  had  a  shell- 
proof  dug-out,  remained  in  it  until  invited  outside  by  the  victorious  Amer- 
ican infantrymen. 

Major  General  W.  M.  Wright,  commanding  the  89th  Division,  showed 
his  appreciation  of  the  work  of  the  brigade  by  addressing  a  letter  to 
Brigadier  General  Shipton,  in  which  he  said : 

"I  have  heard  nothing  but  praise  from  the  officers  and  men  of  the 
Division  for  the  way  the  Artillery  was  handled  and  conducted  itself  and 
I  want  to  thank  you  for  your  cheerful  and  willing  compliance  with  all 
of  my  wishes." 

The  result  of  the  drive  must  have  been  very  gratifying  to  the  Com- 
mander-in-Chief. Its  complete  and  overwhelming  success  disclosed  the 
fact  that  there  was  not  back  of  the  German  front  the  force,  the  stamina 
and  the  morale  with  which  the  Germans  had  been  credited.  General 
Pershing  had  long  contended  that  this  was  the  case  and  he  proved  his 
faith  by  striking  boldly,  defences  that  had  long  been  acknowledged  im- 
pregnable. 


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The  Commander-in-Chief  was  to  be  thrilled  later  by  other  triumphs 
of  American  arms  in  the  course  of  the  World  War,  but  it  is  doubtful  if 
any  of  them  brought  the  joy  and  satisfaction  that  the  reduction  of  the 
St.  Mihiel  salient  brought  to  him.  He  put  into  words  his  appreciation  of 
the  work  of  his  men  in  General  Orders  No.  238  issued  December  26,  1918 
and  reading  as  follows : 

AMERICAN  EXPEDITIONARY  FORCES 

General  Orders  j 

No.  238.         \  France,  Dec.  26,  1918. 

It  is  with  soldierly  pride  that  I  record  in  General  Orders  a  tribute  to  the  taking 
of  the  St.  Mihiel  salient  by  the  First  Army. 

On  September  12,  1918,  you  delivered  the  first  concerted  offensive  operation  of 
the  American  Expeditionary  Forces  upon  difficult  terrain  against  this  redoubtable 
position,  immovably  held  for  four  years,  which  crumpled  before  your  ably  executed 
advance.  Within  twenty-four  hours  of  the  commencement  of  the  attack,  the  salient 
had  ceased  to  exist  and  you  were  threatening  Metz. 

Your  divisions,  which  had  never  been  tried  in  the  exacting  conditions  of  major 
offensive  operations,  worthily  emulated  those  of  more  arduous  experience  and  earned 
their  right  to  participate  in  the  more  difficult  task  to  come.  Your  staff  and  auxiliary 
services,  which  labored  so  untiringly  and  so  enthusiastically,  deserve  equal  commen- 
dation, and  we  are  indebted  to  the  willing  co-operation  of  the  veteran  French  divisions 
and  of  auxiliary  units  which  the  Allied  commands  put  at  our  disposal. 

Not  only  did  you  straighten  a  dangerous  salient,  capture  16,000  prisoners  and 
443  guns,  and  liberate  240  square  miles  of  French  territory,  but  you  demonstrated 
the  fitness  for  battle  of  a  unified  American  army. 

We  appreciate  the  loyal  training  and  effort  of  the  First  Army.  In  the  name 
of  our  country,  I  offer  our  hearty  and  unmeasured  thanks  to  these  splendid  Americans 
of  the  1st,  4th  and  5th  Corps  and  of  the  1st,  2nd,  4th,  5th,  26th,  42nd,  82nd,  89th 
and  90th  Divisions,  which  were  engaged,  and  of  the  3rd,  35th,  78th,  80th  and  91st 
Divisions,  which  were  in  reserve. 

This  order  will  be  read  to  all  organizations  at  the  first  assembly  formation  after 
its  receipt. 

JOHN  J.  PERSHING, 
General,  Commander  in  Chief. 
Official: 

ROBERT  C.  DAVIS, 

Adjutant   General. 

While  the  regiment  left  the  St.  Mihiel  sector,  proud  of  the  record  it 
had  made  and  seeking  "other  worlds  to  conquer,"  its  personnel  keyed  up 
to  the  highest  pitch,  its  efficiency  had  been  seriously  impaired  by  the  losses 
it  had  sustained  in  the  way  of  horses.  The  regiment  had  entered  the  St. 
Mihiel  fight  with  1,051  horses.  Several  hundreds  of  these  had  been  received 
only  a  few  weeks  before  the  regiment  entrained  at  Coetquidan  for  the 
front  and  there  had  been  no  time  for  seasoning  and  hardening  them.  The 
hard  work  of  preparation  for  the  St.  Mihiel  drive  had  worn  the  horses  to 
the  bone  and  sapped  them  of  their  vitality.  The  Regimental  Munitions 
Officer  delivered  to  battery  positions  for  this  action  a  total  of  24,000 
rounds  of  ammunition,  a  tremendous  amount,  when  it  is  considered  that 
the  work  had  to  be  done  in  a  steady  downpour  of  rain  and  over  muddy 


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trails  that  made  it  difficult  to  haul  even  an  empty  caisson.  Then  when 
the  Germans  broke  and  ran,  the  dogged  chase  across  twelve  kilometres  of 
trackless  country,  accidents  and  shell-fire  completed  the  work  of  destruc- 
tion.    They  died  by  scores. 

To  make  it  worse,  some  misguided  quartermaster  cut  down  the  feed 
allowance  in  both  hay  and  oats  almost  a  third.  The  men  in  charge  of 
issuing  the  feed,  taking  their  cue  from  this  penurious  and  short-sighted 
quartermaster,  short-changed  the  regiment  and  the  remainder  of  the 
brigade  as  well,  on  every  issue. 

In  the  main,  the  regiment  was  treated  well  while  it  was  with  the 
89th  Division,  but  in  this  one  matter  of  feed  for  the  horses,  the  89th's 
quartermasters  won  the  undying  hatred  of  1,500  Tar  Heel  artillerymen, 
who  watched  their  horses  waste  away  and  die  in  the  harness  at  a  time 
when  horses  were  woefully  scarce  and  great  things  were  at  stake. 

The  regiment,  through  its  Colonel,  went  on  record  many  times  in 
protest  against  this  policy,  but  to  no  avail.  The  Brigade  Commander, 
the  only  person  who  might  have  brought  about  better  conditions,  did  not 
seem  to  care. 

Without  horses  to  move  the  wagons  the  regiment  was  forced  to 
leave  at  its  echelon  in  the  "Foret  de  la  Reine"  a  great  deal  of  valuable 
equipment.  Without  horses,  the  regiment  was  in  serious  danger  of  falling 
down  on  missions  of  the  highest  importance.  Without  horses,  there  was 
serious  danger  also  of  food  shortage.  It  was  not  a  very  hopeful  situation, 
to  say  the  least,  for  there  were  no  more  horses  to  be  had  anywhere. 

It  was  a  common  saying  in  the  55th  Brigade  that  any  one  of  the 
three  regiments  of  the  brigade  could  be  tracked  to  its  position  by  following 
the  trail  of  dead  horses  it  left  behind. 


CHAPTER  VI 

THE   BATTLE   OF   THE   ARGONNE 

T  is  known  now  that  the  Battle  of  the  Argonne,  the  greatest 
battle  ever  staged  by  American  arms  and  in  many  respects 
the  greatest  that  the  world  ever  saw,  was  not  scheduled 
to  be  fought  in  the  months  of  September  and  October,  1918, 
but  all  of  the  well-laid  plans  of  the  Allied  High  Command 
went  into  the  discard  as  the  result  of  the  showing  which 
the  First  American  Army  made  at  St.  Mihiel  and  were 
readjusted  in  record  time  so  as  to  put  over  in  the  fall  of 
1918,  the  great  drive  that  had  been  set  for  the  spring  of  1919.  With 
the  Germans  staggering  from  the  blow  they  had  received,  Marshal  Foch 
saw  his  opportunity  and  he  immediately  took  steps  to  hurl  against  the 
crumbling  German  lines  all  of  the  forces  at  his  disposal,  with  these  hard- 
hitting, never-quitting  American  fighting  men  to  do  the  heavy  work  and 
bear  the  brunt  of  the  fighting. 

Be  it  remembered  that  this  was  the  season  of  the  year  when,  accord- 
ing to  custom,  fighting  virtually  ceased  along  the  Western  Front.  The 
belligerents  established  their  positions,  enlarged  their  dug-outs  and  made 
themselves  as  comfortable  as  possible  for  the  winter  and  laid  plans  for 
the  next  spring  drives.  Nobody  thought  of  fighting  in  midwinter.  It 
was  altogether  too  messy  and  uncomfortable.  However  displeasing  the 
new  order  of  things  may  have  been  to  the  rest  of  the  allies,  it  was  dis- 
tinctly pleasing  to  the  American  fighting  man,  who  finds  it  extremely 
trying  to  play  a  waiting  game.  The  American  is  a  good  trench  fighter 
but  he  is  an  infinitely  more  efficient  fighter  when  action  is  called  for  and 
the  whole  American  army  welcomed  the  opportunity  afforded  by  the  change 
of  plans  to  bring  the  game  to  a  crisis  and  risk  everything  on  one  gigantic 
movement.  It  had  no  stomach  for  a  miserable  winter  spent  in  the  mud 
and  slush  of  the  trenches  but  it  thrilled  at  the  idea  of  a  war  of  real  action. 
Realizing  that  speed  was  all-essential,  Marshal  Foch  set  "D"  day  for 
September  25,  1918,  and  that  was  just  thirteen  days  after  "D"  day  of  St. 
Mihiel.  In  thirteen  days,  the  American  army,  scattered  over  a  wide  area, 
was  to  move  all  of  its  available  forces  and  the  tremendous  amount  of  equip- 
ment required,  arrange  for  ammunition  and  supply  dumps  big  enough  to 
take  care  of  a  million  soldiers  and  100,000  horses,  and  get  fifteen  combat 
divisions  in  shape  for  the  task.  The  divisions  that  had  fought  at  St.  Mihiel, 
the  best  trained  and  best  fitted  for  the  task,  could  not  be  used  to  open  the 


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Looking  doivn  on  Recicourt  from  the  hill  at  the  south.  A  section  of  the  town  at  the  right.  Structures 

along  the  white  macadam  road  were  used  as  regimental  headquarters  October  8-9,  1918.   Battery  B 

will  long  remember  the  shelling  it  underwent  on  the  road  leading  up  over  the  hill  as  it  was  going 

into  position  for  the  Battle  of  the  Argonne. 


fight  for  the  reason  that  they  had  suffered  heavily  at  St.  Mihiel  and  needed 
time  to  get  in  condition  again. 

It  was  necessary,  therefore,  to  call  new  and  inexperienced  divisions 
from  quiet  sectors  for  the  undertaking.  At  least  two  of  the  divisions 
that  "jumped  off"  on  the  morning  of  September  26th  had  never  been  under 
fire  before  and  only  two  of  them  could  be  classed  as  veterans,  these  being 
the  28th  National  Guard  Division,  of  Pennsylvania,  and  the  77th  National 
Army  Division,  of  New  York  City. 

As  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  made  its  way  toward  the  Argonne 
those  who  feared  that  the  regiment  was  on  the  way  to  some  quiet  sector 
had  their  fears  allayed,  for  there  was  something  electric  in  the  air.  Wher- 
ever the  regiment  went  there  was  sound  of  movement  by  night  and  as 
had  happened  during  the  tense  period  that  preceded  the  St.  Mihiel  drive, 
the  feeling  that  something  big  was  under  way  gripped  everybody.  Night 
after  night  the  regiment  encountered  at  road  crossings  the  "markers"  of 
other  artillery  brigades  and  all  of  these  organizations,  according  to  the 
information  secured,  were  headed  toward  the  Argonne. 

How  the  American  army  carried  out  this  movement  in  the  limited 
time  allotted  for  it  is  past  explaining.  The  impossible  was  accomplished. 
Even  those  men  who  were  on  the  ground  and  watching  it  happen  were 
unable  to  tell  how  it  was  done.  Orders  said  go  and  the  American  Army 
went.  The  achievement  will  always  remain  a  mystery  to  the  Germans, 
who  had  thought  the  force  of  the  American  blow  spent  at  St.  Mihiel  and 


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On  the  march   in  the  Argonne.     German  prisoners  resting  by  the  road-si 


who  looked  for  no  further  movement  before  the  spring  of  1919.  The 
American  army  was  in  position  before  sunrise  on  the  morning  of  Septem- 
ber 25th  and  ready  for  action. 

The  attack  was  not  launched  on  the  morning  of  the  25th,  however, 
but  it  was  not  delayed  on  account  of  American  failure  to  come  up  to  the 
scratch.  The  French  Fourth  army  that  was  to  have  position  on  the 
American  left  was  not  ready  for  action  and  there  was  a  delay  of  twenty- 
four  hours. 

The  delay,  however,  did  not  come  amiss.  It  served  to  give  the  raw 
divisions  that  were  being  hurled  into  bloody  action  a  chance  to  calm  down, 
regain  their  wind  and  renew  their  energies  that  had  been  jaded  by  long 
forced  marches  under  the  worst  possible  weather  conditions. 

The  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  and  the  other  units 
of  the  55th  Brigade,  were  on  the  job  three  days  before  the  opening  of 
the  great  battle  that  was  to  smash  the  Hun's  strongest  defenses  and  put 
a  speedy  end  to  the  war. 

On  September  23d  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery 
went  into  position  on  the  northern  edge  of  the  Bois  de  Esnes,  southeast 
of  the  village  of  Avocourt.  Battery  B  was  caught  on  the  road  by  shell 
fire  and  had  four  casualties,  Private  John  T.  Jones  and  Privates  First 
Class  Caddest  Winfield,  John  L.  Meekins  and  Heber  G.  Boyd  being 
wounded.  Three  horses  were  killed  and  several  others  injured.  Batteries 
A,  B,  C  and  F  took  position  east  of  the  Esnes-Recicourt  road  and  Batteries 
D  and  E  west  of  the  road.  The  regimental  P.  C.  was  between  the  bat- 
talions and  on  the  west  side  of  the  road.    Lieutenant  Lonergon,  regimental 


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munitions  officer,  and  his  caisson  train  took  up  their  arduous  labors  and 
began  to  deliver  ammunition  at  the  selected  battery  positions. 

Difficult  as  had  been  their  work  at  St.  Mihiel,  they  found  it  doubly 
difficult  here  at  the  opening  of  the  Battle  of  the  Argonne.  Here  there  were 
only  two  roads  that  could  be  used  and  a  half  dozen  divisions  had  to  be  sup- 
plied and  fed  over  these  two  roads.  It  meant  long  and  hard  hours,  full  of 
heart-breaking  delays  on  the  roads,  and  further  loss  of  horses.  The  horses 
had  been  poorly  fed  on  the  long  hike  to  the  Argonne  and  now  when  food  was 
more  plentiful  and  only  time  was  needed  to  build  them  up  again,  the 
orders  were  to  "spare  neither  man  nor  beast."  As  one  staff  officer  put 
it  when  an  officer  of  the  regiment  protested,  "if  you  kill  every  one  of  them 
and  by  so  doing  advance  our  battlefront  a  kilometre  or  so,  it's  worth  it." 

Final  plans  for  the  opening  of  the  great  Battle  of  the  Argonne  were 
received  at  10 :00  o'clock  on  the  evening  of  September  25th  and  the  artillery 
preparations  began  the  following  morning,  September  26th,  at  2  :  00  o'clock. 
The  regiment  found  itself  attached  to  the  37th  Division,  Ohio  National 
Guard,  and  supporting  the  73d  Infantry  Brigade.  The  doughboys  jumped 
off  at  5 :30  o'clock  in  the  morning,  from  positions  along  the  road  running  al- 
most east  and  west  through  the  ruins  of  Avocourt.  These  Ohioans  showed 
the  finest  pluck  and  daring,  attacking  fearlessly  and  driving  the  Huns  before 
them,  tackling  machine  gun  nests  with  the  bayonet  and  fighting  on,  no 
matter  how  strong  the  resistance. 

The  progress  of  the  first  day  was  surprising.  It  became  increasingly 
evident  as  the  day  wore  on  that  the  Germans  had  been  caught  napping  and 
the  doughboys  pressed  their  advantage.  Everywhere  through  the  forest 
they  found  evidences  of  hasty  retreat,  machine  guns  left  on  their  tripods, 
complete  batteries  of  77's  and  larger  guns,  anti-aircraft  batteries,  trucks 
and  wagons  still  loaded  with  supplies. 

On  the  afternoon  of  the  26th,  in  order  to  keep  in  touch  with  the  fast- 
moving  infantry  and  be  in  position  to  afford  the  maximum  of  protection 
for  them,  the  First  Battalion  moved  forward  through  Avocourt  and  into 
the  Bois  de  Malancourt,  where  firing  was  continued  steadily  through  the 
night  of  the  26th.  On  the  27th  the  First  Battalion  again  moved  forward 
to  new  positions  that  had  been  reconnoitered  on  the  northern  edge  of  the 
Bois  de  Montfaucon,  in  plain  view  of  the  ruined  town  of  Montfaucon, 
and  was  joined  here  by  the  Second  Battalion. 

Here  it  was  that  enemy  resistance  stiffened.  The  Germans  had  hur- 
ried up  new  divisions  from  other  parts  of  the  front.  Prisoners  taken  on 
the  28th  and  29th  identified  six  new  German  divisions  that  only  a  few 
days  before  had  been  reported  on  the  British  front.  Around  Montfaucon 
the  tide  of  battle  ebbed  and  flowed.  There  was  desperate  hand-to-hand 
fighting  in  the  wrecked  streets  of  the  little  village.  Time  and  again  the 
place  was  cleared  of  Germans,  only  to  have  them  re-form  and  come  back 
in  overwhelming  numbers.  By  the  afternoon  of  the  27th  the  place  was 
definitely  and  finally  in  the  hands  of  the  American  army  and  the  One 
Hundred  and  Thirteenth  established  an  observation  post  on  the  crest  of 


The  Battle  of  the  Argonne 


Familiar  type  of  German  Concrete  Machine  Gun  Nest  in  the  Argonne  Forest 


the  ridge  at  Montfaucon  close  to  the  house  where  the  German  Crown 
Prince  had  his  famous  periscope  with  which  he  watched  his  great  armies 
dash  themselves  to  pieces  against  the  fortress  of  Verdun.  This  periscope 
ran  from  a  concrete  dugout,  deep  under  the  ground,  up  through  a  tall 
chimney  and  it  commanded  a  wonderful  view  of  the  country.  Here  the 
Crown  Prince  could  keep  an  eye  on  operations  and  run  no  risk  to  his 
precious  person. 

It  was  here  that  Chaplain  Ben  Lacy  won  fame  as  an  artillery  officer. 
Near  the  regiment's  position  on  the  edge  of  the  Bois  de  Montfaucon  there 
was  a  complete  battery  of  German  77's,  with  large  quantities  of  ammuni- 
tion stacked  at  the  guns,  ready  for  action.  Chaplain  Lacy  had  taken  the 
full  artillery  course  of  instruction  with  honors,  and  he  knew  how  to  run 
a  battery.  The  situation  was  critical  and  every  available  gun  ought  to 
be  working.  Here  was  a  battery  of  idle  guns.  He  went  to  Colonel  Cox 
with  the  proposition  that  he  be  allowed  to  select  the  necessary  gunners 
from  the  various  batteries  of  the  regiment  and  put  the  ex-German  battery 
into  action.  His  request  was  granted.  From  a  German  dugout  nearby 
he  dug  up  a  quantity  of  German  range  tables,  maps,  fmng  data  and 
instructions,  and  as  he  reads  German  well,  it  did  not  take  him  long  to 
learn  how  to  handle  his  guns  and  to  teach  his  men.  In  a  very  short  while 
he  had  that  battery  facing  toward  the  "Vaterland"  and  hurling  German 
ammunition  into  the  ranks  of  the  slowly  retreating  Germans. 

On  September  30th,  the  37th  Division,  battle-worn  and  tired,  was  with- 
drawn.    The  Division  had  suffered  terrible  losses  in  killed  and  wounded. 


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It  went  into  action  in  the  Argonne  without  previous  battle  experience  and 
despite  the  fact  that  its  leadership  left  much  to  be  desired,  its  record 
in  the  Argonne  is  one  to  be  proud  of.  These  sturdy  Ohioans  fought  their 
way  through  the  tangled  wilds'  of  the  Bois  de  Malancourt  and  the  Bois 
de  Montfaucon  where  every  point  of  vantage  bristled  with  Maxims.  There 
were  machine  gun  nests  everywhere  and  snipers'  boxes  tucked  away  in  the 
tops  of  thousands  of  trees. 

The  37th  is  officially  credited  with  eleven  days  of  service  in  active 
sectors  and  exactly  half  of  this  time  was  spent  in  the  Argonne.  Of  the 
thirty  kilometres  it  gained  in  action  against  the  enemy,  ten  were  gained  in 
the  Argonne,  where  the  going  was  hardest.  The  One  Hundred  and  Thir- 
teenth will  always  be  proud  of  having  had  the  privilege  of  supporting  the 
37th  at  this  time.  The  regiment  will  always  be  glad  that  its  man  power  and 
horse  power  were  adequate  and  that  it  was  always  able  to  respond  to 
every  demand  made  upon  it.  It  was  in  serving  the  37th  that  the  horses 
of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  fell  by  the  wayside  by  ones  and  twos 
and  threes,  until  only  a  few  hundred  remained,  but  there  was  never  lack  of 
ammunition,  nor  of  mobility,  while  the  regiment  served  the  37th.  Except 
for  a  few  hours,  that  seemed  an  eternity,  when  the  batteries  were 
struggling  to  get  through  the  "bottle-neck"  at  Avocourt,  the  One  Hundred 
and  Thirteenth  and  the  remainder  of  the  55th  Field  Artillery  Brigade, 
were  always  ready  to  respond  to  every  call  for  artillery  assistance.  The 
One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  fired  a  total  of  14,253  rounds  in  support 
of  the  37th. 

Much  has  been  said  about  the  "failure  of  the  37th  Division  to  capture 
Montfaucon"  and  there  has  been  some  controversy  about  the  question 
of  Who  captured  the  town  finally.  Salvage  and  burial  squads  who  followed 
in  the  wake  of  battle  reported  that  they  found  dead  of  the  37th  and  79th 
Divisions  in  the  town.  The  point  was  an  important  one  and  it  was 
hotly  contested  and  the  place  was  taken  by  the  American  forces  not  once 
but  several  times  and  its  final  capture  appears  to  have  come  about  through 
a  "pinching  off"  process,  a  movement  typically  American,  in  which  the 
37th  bore  to  the  left  and  passed  around  north  of  Montfaucon,  and  the 
79th  connected  up  with  the  Ohioans  after  passing  to  the  right. 

The  37th  Division  lost  heavily  in  the  Argonne.  During  its  experience 
in  active  sectors,  lasting  eleven  days,  the  division  left  977  dead  on  the 
field,  and  had  4,266  wounded,  and  most  of  these  losses  were  incurred  in 
the  Argonne.  When  the  first  rush  was  over  and  the  Germans  had  recov- 
ered in  part  from  their  first  moment  of  surprise  and  panic,  resistance 
stiffened  and  the  fight  they  put  up  was  nothing  short  of  masterly.  The 
Huns  knew  that  American  success  at  this  point  would  mean  disaster  to 
them  and  they  brought  to  bear  against  the  37th  Division  every  available 
resource. 

The  37th  was  relieved  by  the  32d  National  Guard  Division  from 
Michigan  and  Wisconsin.  The  new  division  came  in  with  much  enthusiasm 
and  confidence,  fresh  from  victories  on  other  fronts.     It  was  one  of  the 


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MONTFA  UCON 

All  that  was  left  of  a  once  important  village  after  American  artillery  had  finished  with  it.    It  was 
one  of  Germany's  most  formidable  strongholds. 


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A  stretch  of  No-Man's  Land  between  Ivoiry  and  Montfaucon. 


veteran  divisions  of  the  A.  E.  F.  and  had  served  with  great  credit  with 
the  French.  Talk  went  the  rounds  that  "the  37th  had  done  creditable 
work,  considering  that  this  was  its  first  experience  in  hard  fighting"  but 
that  it  took  veterans  to  handle  a  proposition  of  the  general  toughness  and 
roughness  of  the  Argonne.  The  55th  Field  Artillery  Brigade  was  not 
withdrawn  with  the  37th  but  passed  to  the  incoming  fighting  unit.  The 
One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  was  assigned  to  the  63d  Infantry  Brigade, 
32d  Division,  which  was  composed  of  the  125th  and  126th  infantry  regi- 
ments. 

The  32d  spent  six  days  in  the  Argonne.  The  division  did  a  great  deal 
of  hard  fighting  around  Cierges  and  Gesnes,  two  little  towns  that  the 
37th  had  failed  to  take,  and  when  the  division  was  withdrawn  both  had 
been  taken  and  the  American  lines  had  been  advanced  a  few  hundred 
yards  beyond  the  point  where  the  37th  had  been  relieved. 

This  does  not  mean  that  the  32d  did  no  fighting.  On  the  other  hand, 
the  fighting  was  constant,  day  and  night.  On  a  single  day,  October  4th, 
the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  was  called  upon  to  fire  a  total  of  5,719 
rounds  and  there  was  almost  as  much  action  every  day  of  the  six  that 
the  32d  spent  there.  The  Hun  was  doing  his  utmost  to  stop  the  American 
advance  at  this  pivotal  point  and  it  was  this  that  made  advancing  slow 
and  costlv 

Some  idea  of  the  action  here  may  be  gained  from  the  daily  intelligence 
reports  issued  by  Lieutenant-Colonel  Paul  B.  Clemens,  G-2  of  the  32d 
Division.  One  of  these  dated  "October  3  to  October  4,  1918,  12  h.  to  12  h.," 
is  fairly  representative  of  them  all.    It  was  as  follows : 


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I.  GENERAL  IMPRESSION  OF  THE   DAY: 

Visibility  poor.  In  accordance  with  the  plan  of  attack  our  troops  moved  forward 
at  H  hour  behind  a  rolling  barrage.  Our  lines  were  subjected  to  a  heavy  counter 
preparation  fire  of  H.  E.  and  gas,  supported  by  heavy  enemy  machine  gun  fire. 
Enemy  aviation  much  more  active  and  aggressive  than  our  own. 

II.  ENEMY  FRONT  LINE: 

Our  front  line  extends  from  F4010  to  F4612,  along  rivulet  GESNES  to  F5315 
to  F6820  to  F6820.  The  enemy  front  line  cannot  be  defined,  but  he  still 
occupies  the  BOIS  de  LA  MORINE  and  the  village  of  GESNES. 

III.  ENEMY   ORDER  OF   BATTLE: 

Prisoners  were  taken  from  the  169th  Regiment,  52d  Division,  at  8:00  o'clock,  500 
meters  southwest  of  GESNES.  These  prisoners  belong  to  the  support  battalion 
of  their  regiment  and  went  into  position  last  evening.  This  places  one  battalion 
of  the  169th  Regiment  in  the  sector  formerly  occupied  by  the  3d  Grenadier  Guard 
Regiment. 

IV.  ENEMY  INFANTRY: 

Activity  confined  almost  entirely  to  machine  gun  action,  supported  by  groups  of 
snipers. 

V.  ENEMY  ARTILLERY: 

A  terrific  bombardment  with  H.  E.'s  and  gas  began  at  3:00  o'clock  this  morning 
and  continued  for  half  an  hour.  Several  bursts  of  150's  were  directed  on  main 
roads.  The  efficiency  of  the  enemy's  artillery  fire  was  aided  by  the  regulage  of 
his  planes. 

VI.  ENEMY  MOVEMENTS: 

Usual  circulation  of  individuals  and  small  groups  behind  the  enemy's  lines. 

VII.  ENEMY  WORKS: 

Nothing  noted  further  than  the  strengthening  of  his  positions. 

VIII.  ENEMY  AERONAUTICS: 

During  the  entire  period  of  24  hours  the  enemy  had  superiority  of  the  air.  Five 
enemy  planes  were  brought  down,  one  by  anti-aircraft  fire  south  of  NANTILLOIS, 
one  by  machine  gun  fire  one  kilometer  west  of  MONTFAUCON  and  one  by 
machine  gun  fire  one  kilometer  south  of  MONTFAUCON,  the  location  of  the 
other  two  indefinite.  In  addition  to  observation  and  registration  of  artillery 
fire  the  enemy  used  his  aeroplanes  to  combat  our  planes  and  fire  upon  our  front 
line  troops. 

IX.  ACTIVITY  OF  OUR  OWN  TROOPS: 

At  5:25  o'clock  our  troops  attacked  the  enemy  lines  and  succeeded  in  advancing 
about  a  kilometer. 

X.  MISCELLANEOUS: 

At  the  close  of  the  period  36  prisoners  had  been  reported  by  organizations  of  the 
Division.  No  report  on  captured  material. 

On  October  2d,  Brigadier  General  Shipton,  commanding  the  55th  Field 
Artillery  Brigade,  was  relieved  of  command  and  Brigadier  General  A.  S. 
Fleming  of  the  158th  Field  Artillery  Brigade,  succeeded  him.  He  was  in 
command  of  the  brigade  for  only  five  days  but  in  that  time  he  made  a  fine 
impression  on  everybody. 

The  32d  was  taken  out  of  the  lines  on  October  6th  and  the  42d  (Rain- 


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bow)  National  Guard  Division  succeeded  it.  Again  the  55th  Field  Artillery 
Brigade  remained  in  position.  It  was  intended  that  the  brigade  should 
support  the  42d  and  perhaps  other  divisions  both  to  the  right  and  to  the 
left  of  the  sector  which  the  32d  was  giving  up,  but  a  survey  of  its  horse 
equipment  convinced  those  in  command  that  the  brigade  should  be  relieved. 
On  October  7th  came  orders  for  the  movement  of  the  brigade  to  the  Woevre 
sector  to  take  over  the  missions  of  the  51st  Field  Artillery  Brigade,  26th 
National  Guard  Division. 

On  the  eve  of  departure  for  the  Woevre,  General  Fleming  was  relieved 
of  command  and  his  place  was  taken  by  Colonel  J.  W.  Kilbreth,  Jr.,  who 
was  soon  thereafter  promoted  to  the  rank  of  brigadier  general. 

Two  weeks  of  desperate  fighting,  day  and  night,  following  close  on  a 
long,  forced  march  and  the  exhausting  experiences  of  the  St.  Mihiel  drive, 
had  worn  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  down  considerably  but  it  had 
not  dulled  its  fighting  spirit.  The  regiment  was  quite  ready  to  remain 
in  the  Argonne  another  two  weeks,  or  four,  so  far  as  the  men  and  officers 
were  concerned,  but  the  regiment's  horses  were  gone.  Out  of  the  original 
1050  that  went  in  at  St.  Mihiel,  the  morning  report  of  October  7th  showed 
247  classed  as  "serviceable."  The  other  two  regiments  of  the  brigade  were 
in  equally  bad  condition.  The  brigade  was  no  longer  mobile,  and  this  Battle 
of  the  Argonne  being  a  battle  of  action,  it  was  necessary  that  the  artillery 
units  engaged  be  able  to  move  speedily.  No  other  animals  were  available 
to  take  the  places  of  the  dead  and  disabled.  The  guns  and  other  equip- 
ment were  carried  to  the  new  sector  in  trucks. 

Considering  the  dangers  the  regiment  had  faced  in  the  Argonne  it 
got  away  with  very  few  losses.  On  September  25th,  Private  James  W. 
Pittman,  of  Headquarters  Company,  was  killed  by  a  shell  fragment.  On 
October  3d  Battery  E  lost  four  men  by  shell-fire,  Privates  Robert  L.  Alston 
and  George  G.  Barnes,  and  Privates  First  Class  Robey  F.  Campbell  and 
John  W.  Melton.  On  October  5th  Private  George  H.  Frady,  of  Battery 
B,  was  killed.    Those  seriously  wounded  in  the  Argonne  were : 

Second  Lieutenant  Frank  C.  P.  Drummond,  of  Battery  D,  who  was 
wounded  October  6th ;  Private  First  Class  Ira  J.  Culpeper,  of  Battery  A ; 
Private  Glenn  Cawgill  and  Private  First  Class  Raymond  A.  Case,  of  Bat- 
tery B ;  Corporal  Daniel  C.  Boney,  of  Headquarters  Company ;  Private 
Almond  C.  Weeks,  of  the  Sanitary  Detachment. 

Nine  men  were  gassed  and  twenty-one  others  received  slight  wounds. 

It  is  impossible  to  chronicle  here  the  many  deeds  of  bravery  that 
stand  to  the  credit  of  men  and  officers  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth 
on  the  books  of  the  God  of  Battles.  There  was  no  thought  of  glory,  no 
attempt  at  the  spectacular,  no  playing  to  the  grandstand.  From  highest 
to  lowest,  every  man  saw  his  duty  clearly  and  did  it.  The  hardships  and 
dangers  they  were  called  upon  to  face  in  the  bloody  jungles  around  Mont- 
faucon  and  out  along  the  shell-swept  Montfaucon-Ivoiry  highway,  brought 
out  the  best  that  was  in  them  and  submerged  every  mean  and  selfish  im- 
pulse. 


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STRUGGLING  ON  THROUGH  THE  ARGONNE 
Every  man  who  served  in  the  regiment  will  have  many  pictures  like  this  in  his  mind — trucks,  cais- 
sons, fourgons  and  "slat  wagons"  struggling  along  through  the  mud  and  long,  straggling  lines  of 
engineer  and  pioneer  infantry  lads  carrying  German  shell  baskets  full  of  rocks  and  dumping  them 
into  the  mud-holes. 


There  were  situations  that  called  for  the  utmost  fortitude,  not  only 
on  the  front  but  back  along  the  crowded  lines  of  communication  where  men 
of  the  transport  sections  stuck  doggedly  to  the  task  of  getting  up  food 
and  ammunition.  No  man  can  appreciate  the  work  of  the  men  who  pro- 
vide the  food  for  the  men  and  for  the  guns  unless  he  has  seen  with  his 
own  eyes  such  scenes  as  were  every  day  and  every  night  occurrences  in 
the  Argonne — grim,  mud-encased  American  boys,  knee-deep  in  slush  and 
slime,  tugging  at  the  wheels  of  caissons  or  wagons  sunk  deep  in  the  mud, 
often  under  shell-fire  and  always  a  favorite  target  for  the  machine  guns 
of  Boche  airmen. 

Chaplain  Lacy,  in  one  of  his  sermons  preached  at  the  front,  paid  just 
tribute  to  these  men  who  labored  back  of  the  firing  batteries,  who  never 
knew  the  thrill  of  actual  combat,  who  never  pointed  a  gun  or  pulled  a  lan- 
yard, but  without  whose  constant  effort  there  would  have  been  no  victory. 
He  had  had  experience  both  with  Supply  trains  on  the  open  roads — roads 
on  which  the  Boche  artillery  always  had  almost  perfect  adjustment,  and 
with  the  firing  batteries  in  position  and  at  forward  observation  posts.    He 


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gave  it  as  his  experience  that  it  took  courage  of  as  high  order  to  stand  the 
strain  of  bringing  up  supplies  and  munitions  as  it  did  to  stand  firm  at 
battery  positions  under  enemy  fire.  He  said  that  he  had  found  it  "easier 
to  be  at  a  place  than  to  go  to  it,"  for  there  was  usually  protection  of  some 
kind  around  battery  positions  but  there  could  be  no  protection  on  the  roads. 

Two  occasions  stand  out  clearly  above  the  rest  and  both  illustrate 
the  stick-to-it,  do-or-die  tenacity  that  characterized  the  work  of  the  regi- 
ment from  its  inception  to  its  demobilization. 

The  first  of  these  was  when  reports  came  down  from  the  corps  intelli- 
gence section  that  a  big  German  counter-attack  was  coming.  The  regi- 
ment was  in  support  of  the  37th  Division  and  less  than  2,000  yards  from 
the  front  line.  It  was  the  regiment's  fourth  night  in  the  Argonne.  If 
the  counter-attack  materialized  as  reports  had  it,  there  was  no  hope  for 
successful  resistance  at  that  point.  The  infantry  would  be  pushed  back 
for  a  distance  of  several  kilometres  and  the  artillery  would  be  left  high 
and  dry,  with  no  protection.  The  infantry  could  not  hope  to  find  cover 
behind  which  to  re-form  closer  than  the  trench  system  north  of  Avocourt. 

Facing  this  situation,  it  was  proposed  from  Brigade  Headquarters 
that  if  the  attack  came  and  the  infantry  fell  back,  that  the  One  Hundred 
and  Thirteenth  should  retire,  leaving  their  guns  in  position.  When  this 
was  suggested  Colonel  Cox,  he  flatly  refused  to  do  it  or  even  to  consider  it. 
Giving  up  his  guns  without  a  struggle  seemed  to  him  a  shameful  thing  to 
do.  The  French  artillery  officers  attached  to  the  brigade  and  division 
headquarters  urged  that  abandoning  the  guns  would  be  the  only  wise  thing 


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to  do,  explaining  that  this  was  a  thing  that  happened  often  in  the  stress 
of  battle,  and  they  told  how  in  their  experience  they  had  often  abandoned 
their  guns,  only  to  retake  them.  Often  guns  had  changed  hands  in  this 
manner  many  times  in  a  single  battle. 

With  his  own  mind  fully  made  up  about  it,  but  anxious  to  get  the 
views  of  his  field  officers  and  organization  commanders,  Colonel  Cox  hur- 
riedly called  a  conference  and  put  the  matter  before  them  without  sug- 
gestion on  his  part.  He  was  not  surprised  to  find  every  officer  in  the 
regiment  opposing  the  abandonment  of  the  guns  and  plans  were  laid 
for  secondary  lines  of  defense  that  would  have  proved  extremely  difficult 
for  the  Boche  had  he  attempted  the  attack.  Every  battery's  two  Hotch- 
kiss  machine  guns  were  mounted  so  as  to  cover  the  area  over  which  the 
enemy  was  expected  to  advance  with  two  lines  of  fire.  The  gun  crews, 
carefully  picked,  were  to  operate  the  75's  to  the  last  possible  moment, 
using  direct  fire  if  possible,  and  when  it  was  no  longer  possible  to  with- 
stand the  onslaught,  to  try  to  get  away  with  the  guns.  Under  such  cover 
as  was  available,  stood  the  cannon  limbers,  with  the  horses  hitched  to 
them,  and  there  they  remained  the  whole  night  through,  drivers  at  their 
sides,  ready  for  instant  action.  If  the  gray-green  hosts  of  the  Kaiser  had 
broken  through  the  front  lines  on  that  memorable  morning,  the  reception 
they  would  have  received  at  the  hands  of  these  Tar  Heel  artillerymen 
would  have  been  a  warm  one.  If  the  guns  had  to  go,  the  regiment  deter- 
mined that  there  would  be  considerable  fighting  first. 

Perhaps  the  French  officers  were  right.  Perhaps  the  decision  of  these 
North  Carolina  artillerymen  was  foolish,  a  bit  of  obstinate  short-sighted- 
ness, a  quixotic  notion.  The  French  certainly  thought  so,  as  their  looks 
and  gestures  plainly  showed,  but  it  was  an  exhibition  of  spirit  that  made 
North  Carolina  "first  at  Bethel,  farthest  at  Gettysburg  and  last  at  Appo- 
mattox."   North  Carolina  will  not  think  any  the  less  of  them  for  it. 

The  other  occasion  came  a  day  or  two  later,  when  Major  Stem  with 
his  First  Battalion  had  moved  into  new  positions  on.  the  Montfaucon- 
Ivoiry  road,  just  back  of  the  infantry.  This  battalion  remained  in  position 
here  for  four  long  days  of  the  bitterest  fighting.  The  Second  Battalion, 
still  in  position  in  the  northern  edge  of  the  Bois  de  Montfaucon,  knowing 
what  their  brethren  of  the  First  were  facing  up  at  the  front,  were  eager  to 
join  them,  but  for  some  reason  to  this  day  unknown,  the  Brigade  Com- 
mander refused  to  allow  the  Second  Battalion  to  advance. 

There  were  times  when  it  seemed  impossible  for  this  position  to  be 
maintained.  At  one  time  a  runner  came  back  to  the  regimental  P.  C. 
with  the  information  that  there  were  less  than  100  rounds  of  ammunition 
on  hand  for  the  entire  battalion.  At  this  critical  juncture  Lieutenant 
Lonergon,  the  munitions  officer,  had  the  good  fortune  to  encounter  on  the 
crowded  road  south  of  Montfaucon,  eight  truck-loads  of  shells,  all  intended 
for  another  regiment,  and  by  means  little  short  of  grand  larceny  he  diverted 
them  to  the  First  Battalion. 

It  would  not  be  amiss  to  state  in  passing,  for  another  opportunity 


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Forward  Observation  Post  used  by  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  on  the  top  of 
the  ridge  at  Montfaucon. 


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may  not  present  itself,  that  no  regiment  ever  had  a  better  munitions  officer 
than  Lonergon.  His  work  at  this  time  kept  the  First  Battalion  in  action 
when  the  hard-pressed  infantry  needed  help  most.  How  Lonergon  got 
through  the  traffic  jams  with  his  ammunition  trains,  will  always  remain 
a  mystery.  He  possessed  in  an  unusual  measure  the  happy  Irish  faculty 
of*  making  friends.  He  could  cajole  the  arm-band  and  pistol  off  of  the 
most  hard-boiled  M.  P.  in  the  American  army  and  he  always  got  there. 

On  this  occasion  there  is  no  disputing  the  fact  that  things  looked  black. 
It  did  not  seem  possible  for  the  hard-pressed  infantry  in  the  fox-holes  and 
shell  craters  northwest  of  Montfaucon  to  hold  on.  If  the  Germans  had 
known  how  woefully  weak  was  the  line  at  that  point,  disaster  might  have 
resulted,  but  the  Germans  did  not  know.  Everybody  back  of  that  thin 
fighting  line  knew.  The  commanding  general  of  the  55th  Brigade  knew 
and  that  is  perhaps  the  reason  why  he  refused  to  send  the  Second  Battalion 
of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  forward  to  aid  the  First. 

When  Major  Stem  and  his  First  Battalion  moved  up  on  this  occasion 
to  support  the  146th  Infantry,  Colonel  Pickering  commanding  the  146th, 
told  him  that  the  situation  was  indeed  critical  and  that  unless  something 
was  done  immediately  to  afford  his  regiment  some  measure  of  protection, 
he  would  be  forced  to  withdraw.  Major  Stem  offered  all  he  had,  a  fighting 
battalion  of  proved  efficiency,  and  it  proved  sufficient.  It  is  often  that 
the  destinies  of  nations  hang  on  matters  of  comparatively  small  moment 
and  that  the  outcome  of  great  battles  is  materially  affected  by  the  work  of 
a  small  organization.  It  was  so  in  this  case.  For  four  days  this  one 
battalion  of  artillery  was  the  sole  support  of  this  regiment  of  infantry 
and  it  was  this  battalion's  work  that  steadied  the  wavering  line  and  saved 
the  day. 

So  serious  was  the  situation  and  so  important  the  holding  of  the 
positions  the  division  had  gained  here,  that  Major  General  Farnsworth,  the 
division  commander,  visited  in  person  and  conferred  with  Major  Stem. 
Plans  were  laid  for  drawing  the  75's  to  the  crest  of  the  ridge  in  front  of 
the  battalion  and  using  direct  fire  if  occasion  demanded.  The  men  made 
ready  for  a  desperate  hand-to-hand  mix-up  with  the  Hun.  Pistol  and 
machine-gun  ammunition  was  brought  up  in  large  quantities  and  the  men 
salvaged  army  rifles  all  over  the  battlefields  where  they  had  been  dropped 
from  hands  that  could  no  longer  hold  them.  The  Boche  would  have  found 
this  outfit  extremely  hard  to  take  if  he  had  managed  to  shove  the  infantry 
back  far  enough  to  run  up  against  it. 

What  would  have  been  the  result  if  the  American  drive  had  been 
halted  and  thrust  back  at  its  center,  is  past  conjecture.  No  one  knows. 
The  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  will  always  be  proud  of  the  fact  that  it 
was  its  good  fortune  to  be  there  and  serve  effectively  when  service  counted 
for  most. 

It  was  while  holding  these  advanced  positions  near  Ivoiry  and  Gesnes 
that  most  of  the  regiment's  casualties  occurred  and  they  were  very  few 


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Looking  toward  Cierges  across  the  shell-pitted  fields  where  many  hundreds  of  American  soldiers  died. 


considering  the  conditions  under  which  the  regiment  fought.  Major  Stem, 
in  writing  about  it,  said: 

"I  have  never  understood  how  we  stayed  in  one  place  for  eight  days 
and  nights,  continually  under  shell  fire,  with  so  few  casualties." 

It  was  here  that  Captain  Boyce,  of  Headquarters  Company,  won  a 
citation  for  bravery  while  serving  as  liaison  officer  with  the  146th  Infantry 
and  Chaplain  Lacy  was  cited  for  bravery  in  attending  to  wounded  under 
fire.  Private  Walter  N.  Perry,  of  the  Sanitary  Detachment  won  a  citation 
for  bravely  caring  for  the  wounded  of  the  battery  to  which  he  was  attached 
and  one  of  the  infantry  regiments  the  battery  was  supporting.  These  cita- 
tions, and  others,  appear  elsewhere  in  this  book. 

When  the  regiment  was  finally  relieved  and  withdrawn  from  the  Ar- 
gonne,  it  had  fired  a  total  of  23,557  rounds  in  the  support  of  the  37th  and 
32d  Divisions.  Its  connection  with  the  42d  Division  was  mostly  "on  paper," 
as  there  was  a  lull  in  the  fighting  at  this  stage  and  the  42d's  own  artillery 
came  in  on  the  heels  of  the  remainder  of  the  division. 

The  regiment  advanced  a  total  of  ten  kilometres  in  the  Argonne  and 
changed  positions  three  times. 

Occasionally  orators  speak  of  days  and  periods  of  stress  and  storm  that 
"try  men's  souls."  To  those  men  who  fought  in  the  Argonne  that  expres- 
sion will  always  bring  back  their  experiences  in  the  long,  hard  drive  that 
began  September  26th  and  lasted  until  the  last  Boche  had  been  driven  out 
of  the  "Foret  de  Argonne." 

This  historic  forest  has  been  the  clashing  ground  for  warriors  through 


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all  the  ages,  and  here  some  of  the  mightiest  conflicts  of  ancient,  mediaeval 
and  modern  history  have  been  fought.  Here  the  German  Crown  Prince 
lost  more  than  1,000,000  men  and  here  the  flower  of  France  fell  in  the 
first  two  years  of  the  war. 

There  was  hardly  a  square  yard  of  earth  that  had  not  been  plowed  up 
by  bursting  shells,  not  once,  but  many  times.  The  fields  above  Avocourt, 
at  the  edge  of  the  Bois  de  Avocourt,  had  been  turned  over  and  over  by 
high  explosives  so  many  times  that  the  very  earth  had  been  turned  a  yellow- 
ish green  color.  Pitiful  stumps  of  giant  oaks  and  beeches  bore  marks  of 
shell,  rifle  and  machine-gun  fire. 

The  Argonne  is  a  great  cemetery  from  one  end  to  the  other.  Every- 
where there  were  to  be  seen  little  white  crosses  marking  French  and  Ger- 
man graves,  and,  after  the  drive  was  under  way,  an  increasing  number  of 
newer  crosses,  marking  the  last  resting-places  of  many  brave  Americans. 

General  Pershing  said  in  his  official  report  of  the  Meuse-Argonne 
offensive,  under  date  of  November  20,  1918,  that  the  object  of  the  offensive 
was  to  "draw  the  best  German  divisions  to  our  front  and  consume  them." 
This  is  exactly  what  happened.  Every  American  division  that  could  be 
brought  into  action  was  brought  into  action  and  the  Germans  were  forced 
to  pit  against  them  every  available  division  they  had.  When  the  finish 
came,  the  American  divisions  had  consumed  the  German  divisions. 

Early  in  September  it  was  reported  that  Prince  Rupprecht  of  Bavaria, 
was  occupying  the  area  in  front  of  the  British  with  seventy-six  divisions  at 
his  command.  Before  the  first  of  October  the  number  had  dwindled  to 
thirty.  They  had  been  withdrawn  to  meet  the  American  menace  in  the  east- 
ern end  of  the  battle-line.  Carrying  out  his  plan  to  smash  the  staggering  foe 
at  every  possible  place,  Marshal  Foch  put  the  British  wing  of  his  army 
into  motion  and  for  the  first  time  in  many  months  the  British  army  found 
itself  able  to  make  headway  against  the  Hun. 

In  this  action,  which  started  on  September  29th,  three  days  after  the 
Battle  of  the  Argonne  began,  the  30th  Division,  of  which  the  One  Hundred 
and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  was  a  part,  won  eternal  fame.  At  Belli- 
court,  France,  the  Division  broke  the  Hindenburg  Line  at  its  most  strongly 
fortified  point  and  in  following  up  its  victory  set  a  pace  that  kept  the 
British  army  on  the  run.  When  they  were  plugging  along  in  the  Argonne, 
fighting  grimly  and  doggedly,  the  men  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth 
Field  Artillery  were  aiding  their  brethren  of  the  30th  Division  in  their 
brilliant  advance  against  the  Boche,  just  as  truly  as  if  they  had  been  at 
their  backs  with  their  death-dealing  75's,  for  the  advance  on  the  British 
front  would  never  have  been  made,  had  not  the  First  American  Army 
dealt  its  terrific  blow  at  St.  Mihiel  and  in  the  Argonne. 

The  importance  of  the  Battle  of  the  Argonne  is  hard  to  estimate.  It 
was  such  a  tremendous  undertaking,  conceived  and  carried  out  in  such  a 
big  way,  that  the  mind  of  the  average  observer  cannot  compass  it.  When 
the  world  has  gotten  a  little  farther  way  from  it  and  there  is  opportunity 
of  gathering  up  and  putting  in  place  the  thousands  of  details  that  went 


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to  make  up  this  mighty  achievement  of  American  arms  and  American 
manhood,  perhaps  some  great  historian  may  rise  who  will  be  able  to  do 
the  thing  justice.    Certain  it  is  that  no  one  can  do  it  now. 

The  American  objective  was  the  Sedan-Mezieres  railway,  the  German 
main  line  of  supply  for  the  entire  western  front.  With  this  railroad  in 
the  hands  of  the  Americans,  the  Germans  would  be  forced  to  retire  imme- 
diately from  all  northern  France  and  Belgium.  Moreover,  they  would  have 
to  give  up  the  great  Briey  iron  fields,  where  much  of  their  iron  came  from. 
Realizing  this,  the  Germans  fought  desperately  and  when,  after  forty-seven 
days  of  continuous  battle,  the  American  army  reached  Sedan,  they  quit, 
knowing  that  further  resistance  was  useless. 

There  is  no  disputing  the  fact  that  the  Battle  of  the  Argonne  was 
the  greatest  battle  ever  fought  by  American  troops  and  there  are  many 
military  experts  who  declare  that  there  have  been  few,  if  any,  greater 
battles  in  the  history  of  the  world. 

Colonel  Leonard  P.  Ayres,  chief  of  the  statistics  branch  of  the  General 
Staff,  United  States  Army,  in  a  recent  report  presents  the  following  statis- 
tics of  the  engagement : 

Days  of  battle 47 

American  troops  engaged 1,200,000 

Guns  employed  in  attack 2,417 

Rounds  of  artillery  ammunition  fired 4,214,000 

Airplanes  used 840 

Tons  of  explosives  dropped  on  enemy  lines  by  planes.  .  .  .  100 

Tanks   used 324 

Miles  of  penetration  of  enemy  line,  maximum 34 

Square  kilometres  of  territory  taken 1,550 

Villages    and   towns   liberated 150 

Prisoners   captured 16,059 

Artillery   pieces   captured 468 

Machine  guns  captured 2,864 

Trench  mortars   captured 177 

American     casualties 120,000 

General  Pershing's  estimate  of  the  difficulties  encountered  by  his  men 
and  his  appreciation  of  their  achievements,  are  admirably  set  out  in  Gen- 
eral Orders  No.  262,  Headquarters  American  Expeditionary  Forces,  dated 
December  19,  1918,  in  which  he  said : 

"It  is  with  a  sense  of  gratitude  for  its  splendid  accomplishment,  which  will  live 
through  all  history,  that  I  record  in  General  Orders  a  tribute  to  the  victory  of  the 
First  Army  in  the  Meuse-Argonne  battle. 

"Tested  and  strengthened  by  the  reduction  of  the  St.  Mihiel  salient,  for  more 
than  six  weeks  you  battered  against  the  pivot  of  the  enemy  line  on  the  western 
front.  It  was  a  position  of  imposing  natural  strength,  stretching  on  both  sides  of 
the  Meuse  River  from  the  bitterly  contested  hills  of  Verdun  to  the  almost  impenetrable 
forest  of  the  Argonne;  a  position,  moreover,  fortified  by  four  years  of  labor  designed 
to  render  it  impregnable;  a  position  held  with  the  fullest  resources  of  the  enemy. 
That  position  you  broke  utterly,  and  thereby  hastened  the  collapse  of  the  enemy's 
military  power. 

"Soldiers  of  all  of  the  divisions  engaged  under  the  First,  Third  and  Fifth  Corps— 


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the  1st,"  2d,  3d,  4th,  5th,  7th,  26th,  28th,  29th,  32d,  33d,  35th,  37th,  42d,  77th,  78th, 
79th,  80th,  82d,  89th,  90th  and  91st — you  will  be  long  remembered  for  the  stubborn 
persistence  of  your  progress,  your  storming  of  obstinately  defended  machine-gun  nests, 
your  penetration,  yard  by  yard,  of  woods  and  ravines,  your  heroic  resistance  in  the 
face  of  counter-attacks  supported  by  powerful  artillery  fire.  For  more  than  a  month, 
from  the  initial  attack  of  September  26th,  you  fought  your  way  slowly  through  the 
Argonne,  through  the  woods  and  over  hills  west  of  the  Meuse;  you  slowly  enlarged  your 
hold  on  the  Cotes  de  Meuse  to  the  east;  and  then  on  the  first  of  November,  your 
attack  forced  the  enemy  into  flight.  Pressing  his  retreat,  you  cleared  the  entire 
left  bank  of  the  Meuse,  south  of  Sedan,  and  then  stormed  the  heights  on  the  right 
bank  and   drove  him  into  the  plain  beyond. 

"Your  achievement,  which  is  scarcely  to  be  equalled  in  American  history,  must 
remain  a  source  of  proud  satisfaction  to  the  troops  who  participated  in  the  last 
campaign  of  the  war.  The  American  people  will  remember  it  as  the  realization  of  the 
hitherto  potential  strength  of  the  American  contribution  toward  the  cause  to  which 
they  had  sworn  allegiance.  There  can  be  no  greater  reward  for  a  soldier  or  for  a 
soldier's  memory. 

It  is  worthy  of  note  that  while  the  regiment  was  not  privileged  to 
serve  at  the  front  with  its  own  beloved  division,  it  did  serve  effectively 
and  satisfactorily  with  some  of  the  finest  divisions  in  France.  As  has 
already  been  noted  it  served  in  the  Argonne  with  two  of  the  divisions 
cited  above,  the  37th  and  the  32d  divisions;  on  the  St.  Mihiel  front  with 
the  famous  89th  and  on  the  Woevre  with  the  79th  and  the  33d. 

As  the  regiment  was  being  withdrawn  from  the  Argonne  it  witnessed 
what  was  doubtless  the  greatest  aerial  demonstration  of  the  war  when 
361  American  and  French  planes  carried  out  a  daylight  raiding  expedition 
designed  to  discourage  a  threatened  German  counter  attack.  If  the  Ger- 
mans really  contemplated  a  counter-attack,  this  raid  must  have  changed 
their  minds,  for  it  did  not  materialize.  It  was  a  wonderful  exhibition  of 
aircraft.  The  heavens  seemed  to  be  filled  with  planes  as  far  as  the  eye 
could  see  and  the  hum  of  their  motors  blended  into  one  mighty  roar  as 
the  airmen  swept  across  the  line  toward  their  objective  in  absolutely 
perfect  formation. 

Leaving  the  Argonne,  with  its  din  of  battle,  its  terrible  strain  and 
commotion,  and  entering  upon  its  duties  in  the  Woevre  sector,  northeast 
of  Verdun,  it  seemed  to  the  battle-scarred  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth 
that  they  had  entered  upon  another  existence,  where  war's  alarms  were  no 
more.  True,  there  was  action  and  a  great  deal  of  it  coming,  but  it  was 
as  child's  play,  after  the  Argonne. 


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CHAPTER  VII 


ON   THE   WOEVRE   SECTOR 


ITH  only  247  serviceable  horses  left,  the  regiment  found 
itself  unable  to  move  to  its  new  scene  of  action  without 
help.  Trucks  were  provided  by  the  105th  Ammunition 
Train  and  the  105th  Trench  Mortar  Battery  and  the  guns, 
caissons  and  other  heavy  equipment  were  loaded  on  and 
moved.  No  time  was  lost  in  getting  the  regiment  into 
position  on  the  new  front.  The  march  to  the  Woevre 
started  on  October  9th  and  was  by  way  of  Dombasle,  Seno- 
nocourt  and  Troyon  to  positions  along  the  Grand  Tranchee.  By  the  night  of 
October  12th  every  battery  was  in  position,  having  relieved  the  101st  Field 
Artillery. 

At  Dombasle  there  was  a  big  salvage  dump  and  here  the  regiment 
got  rid  of  much  heavy  equipment  in  the  way  of  battery  and  store  wagons, 
chariots  du  pare  and  a  great  deal  of  harness.  Two  hundred  disabled 
horses  that  had  been  assembled  at  Recicourt  and  pastured  there  were 
turned  over  to  a  veterinary  hospital  unit. 

The  men  made  the  journey  to  the  new  sector  afoot,  just  as  the  most 
of  their  journeys  about  France  were  made,  and  there  was  not  a  doughboy 
outfit  in  the  A.  E.  F.  that  could  out-hike  them.  They  liked  hiking.  It 
was  better  than  lying  out  in  the  woods  in  the  rain  and  they  were  always 
good-natured  on  the  road. 

"Join  the  army  and  see  the  world,"  some  one  would  yell  down  the 
line,  quoting  from  an  inscription  on  a  famous  recruiting  poster.     Back 
would  come  in  accents  ironical  that  other  slogan  made  famous  when  the 
regiment  was  being  recruited  back  home  in  North  Carolina : 
"Join  the  artillery  and  RIDE!" 

It  would  be  well  to  take  account  here  of  the  changes  that  had  taken 
place  in  the  regiment's  officer  personnel  during  the  St.  Mihiel  and  Argonne 
campaigns.  Captain  Erskine  E.  Boyce  had  been  relieved  as  regimental 
adjutant  and  assigned  as  captain  of  Headquarters  Company,  Captain 
Westfeldt,  of  Headquarters  Company,  going  to  the  regimental  adjutancy 
and  becoming  also  regimental  operations  officer. 

First  Lieutenant  Horace  C.  Bennett  was  transferred  to  headquarters 
Fourth  Army  Corps,  where  he  operated  the  corps  flash  and  sound  ranging 
stations.  First  Lieutenant  Lewis  M.  Smith  became  ill  in  the  Argonne 
and  was  evacuated. 


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Eight  new  Saumur  artillery  school  graduates,  all  second  lieutenants, 
joined  the  regiment  as  it  was  marching  toward  the  Argonne.    These  were: 

Herbert  T.  Hand,  who  was  assigned  to  Headquarters  Company; 
William  C.  Adler,  assigned  to  Battery  B ;  Charles  E.  Works  and  Andrew 
J.  Chapman,  Battery  C ;  W.  T.  Chiles  and  Frank  C.  P.  Drummond,  Battery 
D ;  Urban  T.  Bowes,  Battery  E ;  Earl  C.  Hamilton,  Battery  F. 

First  Lieutenant  Robert  P.  Beaman,  adjutant  of  the  Second  Battalion, 
was  promoted  to  captain  and  Second  Lieutenant  Caleb  K.  Burgess  to  first 
lieutenant  and  regimental  intelligence  officer. 

Regularly  every  month  the  regiment  had  been  furnishing  its  quota 
of  officer  candidates  from  the  enlisted  personnel  for  the  Saumur  Artillery 
School,  Saumur,  France.  The  regiment  is  justly  proud  of  the  records 
these  men  made.  Every  candidate  finished  the  course  creditably  and  those 
who  graduated  in  the  earlier  classes  received  their  commissions.  Those 
who  graduated  in  November  and  December,  1918,  did  not  receive  their 
commissions  in  time  to  see  active  service  in  the  war,  but  they  received  their 
commissions  later.     Their  names  follow : 


Battery  A. 
Sgt.  John  R.  Burt. 
Sgt.  Raymond  W.  Harris. 
Sgt.   Tracy  R.   Cohb. 

Battery    B. 
1st  Sgt.  William  A.   Blount. 
Sgt.   Claude  S.   Ramsey. 

Battery    C. 
Sgt.  Lawrence  F.  Dixon. 
Sgt.   John    G.   Ashe. 

Battery  D. 
Sgt.  Archie  B.  Fairley. 
Sgt.  W.  M.  Williams. 


Battery   F. 
Sgt.    Harold   K.    Hayes. 
Sgt.   Clarence  J.  M.   Blume. 

Headquarters  Company. 
1st  Sgt.  William  H.  Rhodes. 
Sgt.  George  B.  Hellen. 
Sgt.  Major  Kenneth  J.  Nixon. 
Sgt.  Major  William  A.  Allen. 
Sgt.  William  B.  Lumsden. 
Sgt.  William  Grimes. 
Sgt.   Earl   Johnson. 

Stipply   Company. 
1st  Sgt.  Frank  S.  Cline. 
Ordnance  Sgt.  Adrian  S.  Mitchell. 


The  first  battery  positions  on  the  Woevre  sector  were  on  the  heights 
overlooking  the  plains  of  the  Woevre,  with  the  ruined  villages  of  Dom- 
martain,  St.  Maurice,  Hannonville,  St.  Remy  and  Vigneulles  in  view. 
Far  off  across  the  plains  lay  the  German  positions.  At  that  time  the 
Germans  were  in  possession  of  St.  Hilaire,  Marcheville,  Saulx-en- Woevre, 
Fresnes,  Champion  and  Wadonville  and  nearly  all  of  these  towns  could  be 
seen  from  the  regiment's  forward  observation  posts.  The  Germans  held 
the  heights  behind  all  of  these  towns,  commanding  every  approach  across 
the  plains. 

The  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  and  the  other  units  of  the  55th 
Brigade  went  into  this  sector  in  support  of  the  79th  National  Army 
Division,  the  division  that  had  served  on  the  right  of  the  37th  Division 
in  the  Argonne.    Brigade  headquarters  was  at  Troyon.    Regimental  head- 


On  the  Wo'evre  Hector 


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A  snugly  hidden,  well-camouflaged  battery  position  on  the  Wcevre  sector. 

quarters  was  in  the  Foret  de  la  Montagne,  in  a  beautiful  log  bungalow 
that  had  been  the  headquarters  of  a  German  brigade  commander.  All 
through  the  woods,  as  in  the  territory  around  Boullionville  and  Thiacourt, 
the  regiment  found  that  the  enemy  had  established  himself  in  comfort. 
There  were  deep  concrete  dug-outs,  comfortable  houses,  good  stables,  and 
beautifully  camouflaged  walks  everywhere.  Most  of  the  walks  were  paved 
with  broken  stone. 

There  had  been  a  complete  water  system  and  an  electric  light  plant. 
All  of  the  houses  and  dug-outs  were  wired,  but  the  Hun  had  taken  care 
to  remove  the  motors  and  generators  that  furnished  the  current  and  the 
Americans  were  unable  to  make  use  of  what  had  been  left  behind. 

The  79th  Division  was  relieved  on  October  25th  and  the  33d  National 
Guard  Division  from  Illinois  succeeded  them.  The  55th  Field  Artillery 
Brigade  passed  to  the  33d  and  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  was 
assigned  to  the  support  of  the  66th  Infantry  Brigade.  A  little  later  the 
Second  Battalion  was  assigned  to  the  65th  Infantry  Brigade,  the  First 
Battalion  remaining  with  the  66th.  The  regimental  front  at  this  time 
was  4,800  metres  long,  or  about  three  miles. 

The  33d  Division,  commanded  by  Major-General  George  Bell,  proved 
to  be  a  live  organization  and  its  infantry  was  always  stirring  up  some 
sort  of  action  all  along  the  front.  The  regiment  was  called  on  for  every 
bit  of  fighting  skill  it  had,  not  once  but  many  times.  There  was  much 
harassing  fire  to  be  done  at  night  and  always  there  were  raiding  parties 


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On  the  Woevre  Sector  ill 


to  be  protected  and  special  missions  to  be  carried  out.  Roving  guns  on 
the  plains  did  effective  work  at  times  and  the  batteries  took  turns  at  occu- 
pying position  on  the  plains.  Battery  B,  while  engaged  in  one  of  these 
missions  on  the  plains,  had  the  unique  distinction  of  occupying  a  position 
well  in  advance  of  the  infantry's  front  line  and  without  even  the  protection 
of  an  infantry  patrol. 

The  Boche  was  not  asleep.  He  was  carrying  on  similar  operations  all 
the  time.  Every  night  German  guns  would  be  run  out  to  positions  on 
the  plains  and  there  would  be  lively  bombardments  in  which  all  of  the 
back  areas,  cross  roads  and  dumps,  as  well  as  the  battery  positions,  would 
be  fired  on.  These  guns  would  be  withdrawn  before  daylight.  The  Boche 
kept  this  up  with  monotonous  regularity  and  true  German  method.  The 
firing  started  at  the  same  hour  every  night,  the  length  of  the  bombardment 
never  varied  five  minutes,  and  all  of  the  points  singled  out  for  attention 
received  practically  the  same  number  of  shells  every  night. 

The  Boche  was  particularly  active  in  the  air  in  this  sector.  The 
black  cross  planes  came  over  every  day  and  on  moonlight  nights,  the 
droning  of  the  Boche  motor  drove  sleep  away.  The  utmost  care  had  to  be 
exercised  in  the  matter  of  lights. 

Here  on  the  Woevre  the  regiment  had  opportunity  of  putting  into 
practice  all  of  the  fine  arts  of  fighting  it  had  learned  with  so  much  effort 
from  its  French  and  American  instructors  at  Coetquidan.  The  St. 
Mihiel  drive  and  the  long,  hard  fight  in  the  Argonne,  offered  small  oppor- 
tunity for  using  the  "fine  points"  of  the  artillery  game. 

Now  that  opportunity  was  afforded,  the  intelligence  section  and  opera- 
tions department  got  in  fine  work.  The  corps  flash  and  sound  ranging 
section  was  called  upon  for  aid  and  responded  admirably.  The  handling 
of  munitions  was  systematized  and  there  was  considerable  improvement 
in  the  matter  of  getting  up  supplies  of  all  kinds,  the  latter  being  due  to 
the  use  by  the  Americans  of  a  fine  system  of  narrow-gauge  railroads  that 
the  Germans  had  built  and  left  there.  Several  whole  trains  and  enough 
engines  to  operate  the  trains  had  been  captured. 

The  105th  Ammunition  Train  for  the  first  time  found  itself  able  to 
function  satisfactorily.  The  roads  were  good  and  their  trucks  found  no 
difficulty  in  delivering  shells  at  the  battery  positions.  The  ordnance  and 
quartermaster  departments  of  the  division  were  efficient  and  anxious  to 
help  and  the  regiment  quickly  improved  in  appearance  and  in  comfort. 
The  33d  Division  treated  the  55th  Field  Artillery  Brigade  exceedingly 
well.  It  was  treated  all  the  time  exactly  as  if  it  belonged  to  the  33d  and 
was  not  merely  "attached." 

While  here  the  process  of  re-equipping  the  regiment  with  horses  was 
undertaken,  with  the  view  of  getting  ready  for  the  great  advance  on 
Metz,  that  was  scheduled  for  the  middle  of  November.  There  was  an 
abundance  of  feed  for  the  animals  and  the  few  the  regiment  had  were 
rapidly  put  in  good  condition,  now  that  the  trucks  of  the  105th  Ammuni- 
tion Train  were  available  for  making  long  hauls  of  ammunition. 


112  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

The  November  advance  was  to  be  a  Second  American  Army  affair 
and  the  objective  of  the  33d  Division  was  Conflans.  With  the  view  of 
getting  properly  set  for  the  jump-off  the  Division  Commander  worked 
out  a  number  of  movements,  designed  to  ascertain  the  enemy's  strength 
at  strategic  points  and  to  prepare  to  take  care  of  these  points  when  the 
actual  advance  began.  One  of  the  first  of  these  was  a  raid  on  Chateau 
de  Aulnois,  on  November  7th,  by  the  65th  Infantry  Brigade,  with  the  First 
Battalion  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth,  and  other  artillery  units 
in  support.  This  involved  a  preliminary  bombardment,  box  barrage, 
rolling  barrage,  smoke  screen  and  covering  fire,  and  was  executed  perfectly. 

On  November  8th  the  66th  Infantry  Brigade  conducted  a  successful 
raid  on  St.  Hilaire,  involving  the  same  tactics  as  the  raid  of  November  7th, 
with  the  Second  Battalion  and  other  units  in  support. 

The  attack  on  Marcheville  at  daybreak  on  November  10th,  was  the 
biggest  action  of  this  series  of  preparatory  engagements,  and  brought 
in  the  entire  regiment,  with  the  exception  of  Battery  D,  which  had  a 
mission  of  its  own.  The  65th  Infantry  Brigade  attacked  this  strongly 
held  point  which  was  the  keystone  of  the  Bretelle  position,  connecting 
Mihiel  I  and  II. 

Marchville  had  been  taken  and  retaken  many  times  after  the  Battle 
of  St.  Mihiel.  The  Germans  hung  on  to  it  with  bull-dog  tenacity,  for  it 
was  vital  to  their  scheme  of  defense  of  Conflans  and  Metz.  The  attack 
this  time  was  entirely  successful  and  placed  Marcheville  and  several  other 
important  positions  under  permanent  American  control.  The  17th  French 
Corps,  in  a  bulletin  issued  on  the  day  of  the  engagement,  had  the  following 
extract  in  regard  to  it: 

"The  capture  of  Marcheville  and  of  the  Harville  Woods,  places  in  our  hands  two 
important  elements  of  the  principal  line  of  resistance  of  the  enemy  (Pintheville, 
Riaville,  Marcheville,  Harville  and  the  Harville  Woods) .  Each  of  these  two  points 
was  held  by  one  battalion. 

"In  provision  for  our  attack  the  enemy  had  reinforced  the  zone  of  protection 
by  means  of  some  of  the  troops  forming  the  reserve  of  the  regiment. 

"Owing  to  the  precision  of  the  American  artillery  fire,  it  was  impossible  for 
most  of  the  enemy  to  make  use  of  their  arms  in  good  time.  Several  groups  were 
overpowered  in  their  shelters.  The  whole  garrison  of  Marcheville  has  been  killed 
or  captured    (93  prisoners  including  6  officers)." 

That  the  work  of  the  regiment  and  other  units  of  the  brigade  was 
appreciated  by  the  infantry,  is  shown  by  the  following  letter  received  by 
General  Kilbreth  shortly  after  the  armistice  was  signed: 

"France,  16th  November,  1918. 

From     :     Commanding  General,  65th  Infantry  Brigade. 
To  :     Commanding   General,  55th   Artillery   Brigade. 

Subject:     Cooperation  of  Artillery. 

"1.  Now  that  active  operations  in  this  sector  are  temporarily  suspended,  I 
desire  to  express  to  you,  on  behalf  of  myself  and  the  officers  and  enlisted  men  of 
the  65th  Infantry  Brigade,  appreciation  of  your  cheerful  and  effective  cooperation 
in  all  the  work  which  you  carried  out  while  in  this  sub-sector. 


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"2.  Everyone  of  your  command  has  responded  promptly  to  all  demands,  and  all 
our  people  developed  the  utmost  confidence  in  your  ability. 

"EDWARD   L.   KING, 
"Brigadier  General  U.  S.  A." 

From  a  personal  note  to  General  Kilbreth,  written  by  General  King 
shortly  after  the  Marcheville  attack,  the  following  extract  is  taken : 

"Just  learned  today  that  the  barrage  which  your  people  put  down  in  front  of 
Marcheville  during  the  10th  of  November,  when  the  Boche  counter-attacked,  had  a 
wonderful  effect.  One  officer  told  me  that  he  saw  two  machine  guns  knocked  to 
pieces,  and  other  men  and  officers  say  that  the  effect  on  the  Boche  was  splendid." 

The  regiment  lost  only  one  man  killed  during  its  tour  of  duty  on  the 
Woevre.  This  was  Private  Julius  L.  Teterton,  of  Battery  B,  who  was 
killed  at  a  forward  observation  post  on  November  6th.  Private  Henry  W. 
DeBrock,  of  Battery  C,  was  wounded  on  November  7th,  and  many  were 
painfully  gassed  on  the  night  of  November  7th-8th.  Their  names  appear 
elsewhere. 

It  was  while  the  regiment  was  occupying  this  sector  that  the  men 
got  an  insight  into  the  moral  and  mental  make-up  of  the  Hun  hitherto 
denied  them.  The  Hun,  taking  his  cue  from  what  the  Americans  were 
doing  along  the  same  line,  started  a  little  propaganda  campaign  of  his 
own,  having  for  its  purpose  the  sowing  of  seeds  of  discontent  among  the 
men  of  the  American  army  and  inducing  them  to  desert.  Hun  aeroplanes 
began  to  drop  pamphlets  and  posters  along  the  front  line  trenches  and 
at  battery  positions,  most  of  them  in  execrable  English,  and  all  just  as 
illogical  and  unreasonable  as  the  sample  given  herewith,  which  was 
dropped  from  an  aeroplane  near  the  headquarters  of  the  First  Battalion : 

"THE  BETTER  PART  OF  VALOR. 

"Are  you  a  brave  man  or  a  coward? 

"It  takes  a  brave  man  to  stand  up  for  his  principles.  Cowards  stand  behind 
leaders  and  die,  imagining  that  by  so  doing  they  become  heroes. 

"The  motive  of  an  act  is  its  measure.  If  you  think  the  war  is  hell  and  that 
you  as  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  of  America  have  no  business  to  be  fighting 
in  France  for  England  you  are  a  coward  to  stay  with  it.  If  you  had  the  courage 
to  face  criticism  you  would  get  out  and  over  the  top  in  no  time  to  a  place  where  there 
is  some  likelihood  that  you  may  see  home  again. 

"WHAT  BUSINESS  IS  THIS  WAR  IN  EUROPE  TO  YOU  ANYHOW?  You 
don't  want  to  annex  anything  do  you?  You  don't  want  to  give  up  your  life  for  the 
abstract  thing,  humanity. 

"If  you  believe  in  humanity  and  that  life  is  precious,  save  your  own  life  and 
dedicate  it  to  the  service  of  your  own  country  and  the  woman  who  deserves  it  of 
you. 

"Lots  of  you  fellows  are  staying  with  it  because  you  are  too  cowardly  to  protest, 
to  assert  your  own  wills.  Your  wills  are  the  best  judges  of  what  is  best  for  you  to 
do.  Don't  ask  any  one's  opinion  as  to  what  you  would  better  do!  You  know  best 
what  is  the  right  thing  to  do.  Do  it  and  save  your  life!  Germany  never  did  any 
harm  to  you,  all  the  newspaper  tales  of  wrongs  were  printed  to  inflame  you  to  the 
fighting  pitch,  they  were  lies,  you  know  you  can't  believe  what  you  read  in  the  papers. 

"If  you  stay  with  the  outfit  ten  chances  to  one,  all  you  will  get  out  of  it  will 
be  a  tombstone  in  France." 

This  Hunnish  effort  met  with  the  reception  it  deserved  at  the  hands 


114  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

of  the  Americans.  It  amused  them  immensely,  while  it  aroused  no  little 
disgust  and  contempt  for  a  people  who  could  harbor  such  sentiments. 

The  war  ended  on  November  11th,  just  as  the  regiment  was  getting 
things  in  order  for  the  great  offensive  that  was  to  start  on  November 
14th.  At  eight  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  November  11th  orders  came  down 
to  cease  firing.  The  Boche  kept  on  hammering  away  until  eleven  o'clock, 
sending  over  mustard  gas  shells  mostly.  At  that  hour  all  action  ceased 
and  quiet  fell  upon  the  land,  a  shell-wrecked,  torn  and  terribly  disfigured 
land,  which  had  not  known  a  minute  of  peaceful  quiet  for  four  long  years. 
To  the  men  of  the  regiment  who  had  lived  in  the  confusion  of  war,  with 
never  a  day  out  of  the  sound  of  the  guns  for  seventy-eight  days,  the  silence 
that  fell  at  eleven  o'clock  on  that  great  morning  was  unreal  and  oppressive. 
To  the  suffering  natives  of  the  war-stricken  areas  of  France  the  sudden 
quiet  must  have  been  even  more  unreal.  The  regiment  had  fired  a  total 
of  4,356  rounds  on  the  Woevre  sector. 

The  regiment  had  been  actively  engaged  in  the  zone  of  advance  for 
78  days.  With  the  exception  of  eleven  days,  during  which  it  was  hiking 
across  France,  just  back  of  the  battle  lines,  changing  sectors,  the  regiment 
was  actively  engaged  every  day  of  that  time,  without  relief.  Divisions  came 
and  went.  The  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  and  the  55th 
Field  Artillery  Brigade,  of  which  it  was  a  part,  remained. 

The  night  of  November  11th  will  be  remembered  long  by  all  who 
were  privileged  to  be  along  the  front.  Lights  flared  everywhere  in  the 
woods,  from  every  dug-out  and  from  every  shack,  and  happy  soldiers 
wandered  from  post  to  post  in  the  moonlight,  singing  songs  and  shouting. 

All  along  the  front,  on  both  sides,  American  and  German  soldiers 
were  sending  up  every  variety  of  star  rocket  and  flare  in  stock.  The  war 
was  over  and  why  conserve  the  supply?  They  would  be  no  good  for  the 
next  war,  so  let  'em  burn !  The  happy  soldiers  staged  a  fireworks  dis- 
play such  as  the  world  had  never  seen  before  and  will  never  see  again. 

The  German  hilarity  over  the  armistice  was  a  trifle  hard  for  Amer- 
icans to  understand,  for  the  armistice  meant  a  shameful  finish  for  Ger- 
many. American  soldiers  felt  that  if  it  had  meant  defeat  and  disgrace 
for  American  arms,  they  would  never  have  been  able  to  hold  up  their 
heads  again,  but  the  Germans  did  not  seem  to  see  it  in  that  light. 

On  the  morning  of  the  day  following  the  armistice  there  came  down 
from  General  Pershing,  the  commander-in-chief,  the  following  message : 

"The  enemy  has  capitulated.  It  is  fitting  that  I  address  myself  in  thanks  directly 
to  the  officers  and  soldiers  of  American  Expeditionary  Forces  who  by  their  heroic 
efforts  have  made  possible  this  glorious  result.  Our  armies,  hurriedly  raised  and 
hastily  trained,  met  a  veteran  enemy,  and  by  courage,  discipline  and  skill  always 
defeated  him.  Without  complaint  you  have  endured  incessant  toil,  privation  and 
danger.  You  have  seen  many  of  your  comrades  make  the  supreme  sacrifice  that 
freedom  may  live.  I  thank  you  for  the  patience  and  courage  with  which  you  have 
endured.  I  congratulate  you  upon  the  splendid  fruits  of  victory  which  your  heroism 
and  the  blood  of  our  gallant  dead  are  now  presenting  to  our  nation.  Your  deeds 
will  live  forever  on  the  most  glorious  pages  cf  America's  History.     Those  things  you 


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have  done.  There  remains  now  a  harder  task  which  will  test  your  soldierly  qualities 
to  the  utmost.  Succeed  in  this  and  little  note  will  be  taken  and  few  praises  will  be 
sung;  fail,  and  the  light  of  your  glorious  achievement  of  the  past  will  sadly  be 
dimmed.  But  you  will  not  fail.  Every  natural  tendency  may  urge  towards  relaxation 
in  discipline,  in  conduct,  in  appearance,  in  everything  that  marks  the  soldier.  Yet, 
you  will  remember  that  each  Officer  and  each  Soldier  is  the  representative  in  EUROPE 
of  his  people  and  that  his  brilliant  deeds  of  yesterday  permit  no  action  of  today  to 
pass  unnoticed  by  friend  or  by  foe.  You  will  meet  this  test  as  gallantly  as  you 
have  met  the  tests  of  the  battlefield.  Sustained  by  your  high  ideals  and  inspired 
by  the  heroic  part  you  have  played,  you  will  carry  back  to  our  people  the  proud 
consciousness  of  a  new  Americanism  born  of  sacrifice.  Whether  you  stand  on  hostile 
territory  or  on  the  friendly  soil  of  France,  you  will  so  bear  yourself  in  discipline, 
appearance  and  respect  for  all  civil  rights  that  you  will  confirm  for  all  time  the 
pride  and  love  which  every  American  feels  for  your  uniform  and  for  you." 

There  were  few  changes  in  the  personnel  of  the  regiment  while  in 
the  Woevre  sector.  Thirty  men  in  all  were  gassed  and  evacuated  to  hos- 
pitals back  in  the  rear  and  many  men  who  had  been  left  in  hospitals 
during  the  regiment's  stay  on  the  St.  Mihiel  front  and  in  the  Argonne, 
rejoined  the  regiment  after  much  wandering.  Lieutenant  Richard  S. 
Schmidt  and  Lieutenant  William  B.  Duncan,  who  had  been  left  at  Camp 
de  Coetquidan,  and  Lieutenant  Horace  C.  Bennett,  who  had  been  at  corps 
headquarters,  rejoined  the  regiment  and  the  following  graduates  of  the 
Saumur  Artillery  School  were  assigned  to  the  regiment: 

Second  Lieutenants  Charles  Ahlers,  Earl  J.  Higgins,  Erwin  S. 
Supplee. 

The  days  that  followed  the  armistice  were  spent  in  putting  all  equip- 
ment in  the  best  condition  possible,  securing  new  equipment,  and  out- 
fitting so  as  to  make  a  creditable  appearance  as  a  unit  of  the  Army  of 
Occupation.  Six  hundred  horses  and  mules  were  drawn  and  issued  to 
the  organizations  of  the  regiment  and  once  more  it  was  able  to  move 
without  outside  assistance. 

In  order  to  give  surplus  staff  officers  something  to  do,  G.  H.  Q.  or- 
dained that  there  should  be  some  maneuvers  by  the  division  against 
imaginary  Boche  entrenched  at  various  old  positions  along  the  St.  Mihiel 
sector.  Two  of  these  were  held.  They  were  very  amusing  to  the  veterans 
who  had  actually  fought  out  the  same  or  similar  problems,  over  the  same 
terrain,  in  real  war,  but  the  exercises  were  hardly  worth  while.  General 
Bell,  the  division  commander,  as  fine  an  old  warrior  as  ever  lived, 
expressed  the  sentiment  of  all  of  the  soldiers,  commissioned  and  enlisted, 
when,  after  listening  to  the  umpire,  a  General  Staff  lieutenant-colonel,  criti- 
cise everything  his  division  had  done  in  the  maneuvers,  tear  to  shreds  every 
order  that  had  been  issued  and  junk  the  whole  performance  in  a  few  biting, 
sarcastic  words,  he  heaved  a  great  sigh  of  relief  and  said : 

"Well,  Colonel,  I  suppose  you  are  right.  In  real  action  my  division 
has  never  failed  to  gain  its  objectives;  it  has  thrown  back  the  Hun  every 
time  it  was  started  against  him;  it  is  a  successful  Hun-killer  and  it  has 
never  lost  a  foot  of  ground,  but  I  never  had  any  luck  against  you  fellows. 
I  have  never  been  up  against  a  maneuver  umpire  yet  that  I  didn't  lose." 


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And  he  let  it  go  at  that. 

The  regiment  was  called  upon  to  police  an  area  half  as  big  as  the 
average  North  Carolina  county  just  prior  to  the  movement  of  the  33d 
Division.  Every  square  yard  of  it  had  to  be  covered  carefully  and  all 
debris  removed.     It  was  a  big  undertaking. 

When  the  Germans  moved  out  of  the  sector  they  were  required  by 
the  terms  of  the  armistice  to  fire  all  of  the  mines  they  had  laid  along 
the  roads  and  throughout  the  area  occupied  by  the  Americans.  The 
regiment  was  surprised  to  find  that  it  had  been  living  and  moving  over 
deadly  mines  for  weeks.  It  required  nearly  three  weeks  to  get  this  work 
done.    There  were  6,000  mines  in  the  area  of  the  33d  Division. 

The  33d  Division  was  ordered  to  move  toward  Germany  on  December 
7th  and  despite  rumors  to  the  contrary,  the  55th  Field  Artillery  Brigade 
went  with  it.  It  was  reported  that  the  division's  own  artillery  brigade 
would  rejoin  it  and  that  the  55th  would  go  to  the  30th  Division,  then 
reported  at  Le  Mans,  but  this  was  not  to  be. 

At  this  time  General  Kilbreth  was  ordered  to  General  Headquarters 
for  some  special  work  and  was  relieved  by  Brigadier  General  0.  L.  Spaul- 
ding,  who  commanded  the  brigade  during  its  stay  in  the  Third  Army. 

On  December  3,  1918,  three  days  before  the  regiment  left  the  Troyon 
or  Woevre  sector  for  the  long  march  into  Luxemburg,  the  105th  Mobile 
Ordnance  Repair  Shop  completed  its  work  of  overhauling  the  guns  of 
the  brigade.  The  unit  commander  was  so  much  pleased  with  the  condi- 
tion of  the  guns  that  he  addressed  the  following  letter  to  Colonel  Cox : 

HEADQUARTERS  105TH  MOBILE  ORDNANCE  REPAIR  SHOP, 
American  Expeditionary  Forces, 

December  3,  1918. 
From:  C.   O.   105th   Mob.   Ord.   Repr.   Shop. 

To:  C.   O.   113th   F.   A.,   55th   F.   A.   Brigade. 

Subject:     Gun   Repairs. 

1.  Among  other  duties  this  organization  has  been  charged  with  repairing  and 
overhauling  the  guns  of  your  regiment.  The  guns  were  not  only  kept  in  good  firing 
condition  by  this  organization  from  the  arrival  of  the  division  until  the  end  of  the  war, 
but  all  of  the  pieces  have  been  thoroughly  overhauled  since  the  cessation  of  hostilities. 

2.  Every  gun  received  from  your  regiment  reached  our  shop  in  first  class  shape, 
as  to  cleanliness,  lubrication,  etc.  The  number  of  guns  received  for  repair  work 
was  remarkably  small,  considering  the  large  amount  of  firing  done  and  the  many 
miles  the  guns  were  hauled  over  indescribably  rough  roads. 

3.  In  no  case  do  the  repair  records  of  your  guns  show  the  damage  due  to 
abuse,  carelessness,  lack  of  care,  or  lack  of  lubrication.  Your  men  are  certainly 
to  be  complimented  for  the  admirable  care  taken  of  the  material  so  essential  in 
building  up  the  enviable   reputation  which  your  regiment  has   achieved. 

105th  Mobile  Ordnance  Repair  Shop, 
DONALD    E.    HOLMES, 
1st  Lieut.  Ord.  U.  S.  A.  Commanding. 

Since  it  is  true  that  an  artilleryman  is  judged  by  the  care  he  takes 
of   his  gun,   it   goes   without   saying  that  this   bit  of   praise   was   very 


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pleasing  to  everybody.  The  men  were  always  careful  in  the  handling  of 
their  beloved  75's  and  the  result  was  that  the  regiment's  twenty-four 
guns  were  always  ready  for  action  at  a  moment's  notice.  One  gun  in 
one  of  the  batteries  was  out  of  commission  for  twenty-four  hours  once,  but 
that  was  all.  Elsewhere  appear  tables  showing  the  number  of  times  every 
gun  was  fired  and  giving  the  number  of  each  gun,  so  that  a  gunner  will 
be  able  to  show  the  service  record  of  his  own  particular  "Hun-killer." 


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CHAPTER  VIII 


WITH  THE  ARMY  OF  OCCUPATION 

N  telling  of  the  march  from  the  "Foret  de  la  Montagne" 
northward  toward  Germany,  Chaplain  Lacy  opened  his 
story  with  these  words : 

"It  was  December  7th  and  not  raining." 
Any  day  when  rain  fell  not  and  when  there  was  blue 
sky  to  be  seen  above,  was  worthy  of  mention.  Men  noted 
it  carefully  in  their  diaries  and  it  formed  a  bright  spot 
in  their  lives.  Always  there  was  a  scramble  for  a  bath, 
clean  clothes  and  a  shave.  Troubles  were  forgotten  and  even  the  bluest 
and  gloomiest  managed  to  show  a  smile.  There  was  always  a  visible  uplift 
of  spirit  and  laughter  and  song.  But  sunshiny  days  were  so  pitifully  few ! 
Until  the  brigade  arrived  at  Longwy,  at  the  portals  of  the  Duchy  of 
Luxemburg,  Colonel  Cox  was  brigade  commander.  Lieutenant-Colonel 
Chambers  was  away  on  leave  and  Major  Bulwinkle  was  in  command  of  the 
regiment.  At  Longwy,  General  Spaulding  arrived  to  take  command  and 
Colonel  Cox  returned  to  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth. 

The  line  of  march  was  down  across  the  plains  by  way  of  Dommartin, 
Hannonville,  Marcheville,  Harville  and  Saulx.  This  was  the  very  route  over 
which  the  regiment  had  been  scheduled  to  advance  toward  Conflans  on  the 
morning  of  November  14th  and  as  the  men  saw  the  condition  of  the  roads, 
the  softness  of  the  earth  alongside  the  roads,  and  the  various  obstacles  that 
had  been  placed  in  the  way  of  mines  and  other  obstructions,  they  were 
doubly  thankful  for  the  armistice,  which  had  saved  them  from  it. 

Where  Saulx  had  stood,  the  regiment  found  demolished  walls,  tangles 
of  barbed  wire  and  muddy  shell-scarred  fields.  This  town  had  been 
burned  early  in  the  war  by  the  Germans  for  the  failure  of  the  citizens 
to  pay  a  levy  made  on  it. 

Marcheville  was  in  even  worse  condition  than  Saulx  and  it  showed 
very  plainly  the  effects  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth's  heavy  shelling 
just  prior  to  the  cessation  of  hostilities.  There  were  fresh  shell  holes 
everywhere,  so  close  together  that  they  almost  touched.  From  Marche- 
ville on,  the  road  was  beset  by  entrenchments  of  all  kinds  and  there  was 
a  great  deal  of  new  wire  strung  in  the  fields.  It  was  quite  evident  that 
the  Hun  expected  to  retire,  fighting. 

At  Riauville,  Dompierre  and  Allomont  and  along  the  road  were  great 
quantities  of  Boche  artillery  ammunition  and  equipment  of  various 
kinds  that  had  been  abandoned  by  the  retreating  Huns. 


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The  Supply  Company  on  the  march  in  France. 


Friauville,  where  the  regiment  spent  Sunday,  was  the  filthiest  of  all 
the  terribly  filthy  villages  the  regiment  encountered  in  all  of  its  experiences 
in  France.  It  had  been  a  Boche  billeting  place  for  four  years  and  every 
house  was  filled  with  Boche  plunder  of  all  sorts. 

Like  all  other  French  towns  in  the  territory  occupied  by  the  Germans, 
Friauville  had  been  stripped  of  everything  worth  while.  There  were 
about  fifty  people  there,  old  men,  women  and  children.  They  were  poorly 
clad,  evidently  poorly  fed,  a  very  abject  and  miserable  lot  of  people.  Their 
cattle,  hogs,  chickens  and  horses  had  been  requisitioned  by  the  Germans. 
Every  copper  vessel  had  been  taken  to  make  German  shells  and  their 
beds  had  been  stripped  of  linen  to  make  bandages  for  German  wounded. 
The  people  themselves  had  been  forced  to  work  in  the  fields  for  their 
conquerors  and  had  been  paid  with  worthless  paper  money,  issued  in  the 
name  of  Lille  or  Douai,  or  some  other  ruined  French  city  in  the  area  of 
German  occupation.  They  were  not  allowed  to  visit  relatives.  One  good 
old  woman  told  Chaplain  Lacy  that  she  had  a  daughter  only  fifteen  kilo- 
meters away  that  she  was  not  allowed  to  see  for  four  years.  The  children 
were  not  allowed  to  go  to  school.     The  food  allowed  them  was  barely 


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sufficient  to  keep  them  alive  and  for  three  years  the  most  of  this  had  come 
from  the  American  Relief  Commission  operating  under  the  Red  Cross. 

The  people  of  Friauville  had  many  stories  to  tell  about  the  weakening 
of  the  German  morale  toward  the  end.  At  Dompierre,  they  said,  eight 
German  officers  had  been  killed  by  a  hand  grenade  thrown  by  a  soldier 
and  in  their  own  village  the  shoulder-straps  had  been  torn  from  German 
officers  by  their  own  men  and  Alsatian  soldiers,  who  had  been  forced  to 
serve  in  the  German  army,  broke  all  restraints  and  shouted : 

"Vive  la  Republique!     Vive  la  France!     Las  bas  Prusse!" 

On  the  morning  of  December  9th  the  regiment  moved  toward  Joudre- 
ville.  The  town  was  not  far  away,  over  good  roads,  but  there  were  bad 
roads  the  regiment  had  not  yet  seen  in  France,  and  corps  headquarters, 
which  was  directing  the  movement,  decreed  that  the  One  Hundred  and 
Thirteenth  should  miss  none  of  them.  Therefore,  instead  of  taking  the 
good  road  to  Joudreville  the  regiment  traveled  in  a  circle,  going  back 
toward  Brainville  and  through  the  villages  of  Puxe,  Jeandelize,  Thurmer- 
ville,  Manaville,  Gondrecourt  and  Affeville.  At  noon,  when  the  regiment 
halted  for  dinner,  it  was  farther  from  its  destination  than  it  had  been  in 
the  morning. 

At  Gondrecourt  there  were  great  quantities  of  German  equipment. 
At  this  point  the  Germans  had  a  big  engineer  dump  and  their  buildings 
were  of  a  substantial  variety,  well  built  and  commodious.  It  had  evidently 
been  a  big  center.  The  town  was  covered  with  German  shop  signs  and 
over  one  door  was  that  famous  German  imprecation: 

"Gott  Strafe  England." 

In  all  of  the  villages,  street  names  had  been  Germanized.  Every  village 
had  its  "Kaiserwilhelmstrasse"  and  in  place  of  the  "Y.  M.  C.  A."  or  "Foyer 
du  Soldat"  signs,  there  appeared  the  German  equivalent,  "Soldatenheim." 

At  Joudreville  the  people  had  the  same  sort  of  tales  to  tell  as  had  the 
people  of  Friauville.  This  town  is  exceedingly  small  and  as  it  had  most 
of  its  original  population  still,  there  was  trouble  in  finding  billets  for  the 
regiment.  Here  the  regiment  saw  the  first  electric  lights  it  had  seen  since 
leaving  Toul  in  August.  Like  all  other  towns  in  the  German  occupied 
area  it  had  been  fitted  up  with  electric  lights  for  the  convenience  of  the 
invaders  and  when  they  left  the  plant  had  been  put  out  of  commission. 
The  plant  at  Joudreville  had  been  repaired. 

On  the  day  following,  the  regiment  marched  by  way  of  Bauligny, 
Baroncourt,  Eton  and  Spincourt  to  Neuillonpont.  The  roads  were  as  bad 
as  can  be  imagined  and  the  rain  that  had  ceased  falling  for  a  short  time 
on  the  first  day,  now  fell  steadily.  The  men  stood  the  hike  remarkably 
well,  only  a  few  falling  out.  It  was  on  the  hard  going  on  the  ruined 
macadam  roads  between  Joudreville  and  Neuillonpont  that  Major  Bul- 
winkle's  famous  cow  began  to  show  signs  of  distress  and  requisition  was 
made  on  the  regimental  supply  officer  for  shoes  for  her.  The  best  he  could 
do  was  to  furnish  Private  Blumberg,  the  cow's  guardian,  with  four  stout 


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With  the  Army  of  Occupation  12:i 

sacks  and  these  were  carefully  wrapped  around  her  sore  feet  and  the 
covering  renewed  as  often  as  it  was  needed. 

At  Baroncourt,  a  rather  important  railway  junction,  the  regiment 
had  an  opportunity  of  noting  the  damage  America's  big  guns  were  capable 
of  doing.  This  point  was  under  fire  for  several  weeks  prior  to  the 
armistice  and  great  damage  had  been  done  to  the  railroad  yards. 

Neuillonpont  was  another  Friauville,  very  dirty  and  very  depressing. 
It  had  been  a  German  headquarters  and  billeting  town.  There  was  a  fine 
theatre  there  and  the  German  officers  had  quite  a  comfortable  and  attrac- 
tive clubroom  which  they  called  a  casino.  The  piano,  chairs,  tables  and 
other  equipment  were  still  in  place.  The  men  enjoyed  the  music  they 
were  able  to  extract  from  the  piano  and  held  quite  a  party  there. 

On  December  11th  the  regiment  hit  the  trail  for  Rehon,  and  it  was 
a  wet  day.  All  of  the  wetness  the  regiment  had  experienced  on  the  march 
was  as  nothing  compared  to  the  downpour  they  faced  on  the  hike  to 
Rehon.  The  line  of  march  was  through  Rouvrais,  Arramy,  Beauville  and 
Cutry.  The  men  will  never  forget  the  lone,  bedraggled  woman  who  passed 
the  column  that  day  in  the  rain  and  mud  pushing  a  baby  carriage  on 
which  she  was  carrying  her  two  weeks  bread  ration.  She  had  to  walk 
twenty-five  kilometres  to  get  the  bread  from  the  American  Relief  Commis- 
sion. Every  man  in  the  regiment  who  saw  her,  wanted  to  offer  her  a  "lift" 
but  she  only  smiled  and  plodded  on.  The  column  was  not  traveling  fast 
enough  for  her  and  she  had  almost  reached  the  head  of  the  line  when  she 
came  to  the  road  crossing  that  led  to  her  home  and  she  left  the  column. 

Rehon  and  Longwy  Bas  seem  to  be  one  large  industrial  town.  Rehon 
is  situated  low  in  the  valley.  The  trail  climbs  up  through  Longwy  to  the 
ruined  fort  on  the  crest  of  the  ridge,  where  was  fought  a  sanguinary  battle 
in  1914,  which  cost  the  Germans  8,000  lives.  This  old  fort  was  built  in 
mediaeval  days  and  had  been  improved  through  the  years,  and  sections  of 
it  renewed  as  it  fell  into  decay,  so  that  it  was  hard  for  the  Boche  to  take. 
When  Kaiser  Wilhelm  saw  the  old  fort  and  the  overgrown  German  ceme- 
tery nearby,  he  shook  his  head  and  said: 

"Too  high  a  price." 

The  great  shell-holes  made  by  those  terrible  heavy  German  guns  that 
so  startled  the  world  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war,  were  still  visible  all 
around  the  old  fort.  Grass  and  weeds  and  small  trees  covered  them, 
nature  appearing  to  have  done  her  utmost  to  hide  war's  ravages.  Much 
of  the  old  church  from  which  the  French  flag  floated  defiantly  during  the 
hard  fight,  still  remains.  The  Germans  tried  in  vain  to  bring  the  banner 
down  from  the  top  of  the  steeple  by  machine  gun  fire,  but  were  unable 
to  do  it  and  finally  sent  a  soldier  to  the  top  to  pull  it  down. 

The  people  of  Rehon  and  Longwy  had  expected  ruin  as  the  Huns  began 
to  withdraw  under  the  steady  pounding  they  were  receiving  at  the  hands 
of  the  Americans.     The  armistice  had  saved  them  this  experience. 

From  Longwy  the  regiment  marched  north  into  Belgium.  The  first 
town  the  regiment  entered  in  Belgium  was  Aubange  and  there  was  no 


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evidences  there  that  there  had  been  a  war.  The  countryside  looked  pros- 
perous. The  people  were  apparently  well-fed  and  happy.  Men  of  military 
age  were  everywhere  in  evidence.  The  French  in  Longwy,  Rehon  and 
in  other  towns  had  told  members  of  the  regiment  that  Belgium  had  not 
suffered  as  France  had  suffered  and  insofar  as  the  section  through 
which  it  passed  is  concerned,  the  regiment  can  vouch  for  the  truthfulness 
of  this  statement.  It  seemed  to  be  an  entirely  different  world  and  it  was 
hard  to  realize  that  just  back  down  the  line,  less  than  five  miles  away, 
desolation  reigned  supreme  and  poverty  claimed  a  stricken  land  for  its 
own. 

On  that  day  the  regiment  entered  the  province  of  Luxemburg,  that 
strange  little  country,  where  French,  German,  Flemish  and  various  other 
languages  are  spoken  fluently  and  there  are  no  poor  people  and  every 
house  is  full  of  fat,  red-cheeked  babies.  There  are  iron  mines  and  various 
allied  industries  and  the  most  beautiful  little  farms  anyone  ever  saw. 
As  in  France,  the  people  live  in  small  villages,  all  built  of  stone  and  brick, 
in  close  communion  with  the  pigs,  cows,  horses  and  chickens. 

Be  it  recorded  here  that  the  people  of  Luxemburg  treated  the  men  of 
the  regiment  with  all  kindness.  True,  they  put  a  stiff  price  on  everything 
they  had  to  sell  and  the  system  of  financial  juggling  by  which  they  kept 
the  German  mark  at  a  premium  at  a  time  when  it  was  headed  for  the 
cellar  and  going  fast,  aroused  no  little  admiration.  They  stuck  to  it  firmly 
that  a  mark  was  worth  one  franc  and  twenty-five  centimes.  French  money 
was  exchanged  in  this  way,  a  five-franc  note  buying  a  four-mark  note, 
and  nothing  else  would  go. 

The  men  found  it  hard  sledding  for  a  while.  It  had  not  been  easy 
to  master  the  intricacies  of  the  French  monetary  system  and  now  right 
when  they  had  begun  to  speak  glibly  of  francs,  centimes  and  sous,  they 
were  put  up  against  the  mark,  whose  value  fluctuated  and  was  rarely 
stable  for  more  than  two  days  at  a  time.  It  was  a  laborious  process 
to  take  the  humble  pfennig,  the  one-hundredth  part  of  a  mark  and  calculate 
its  value  in  French  currency  and  then  carry  the  French  equivalent  on  into 
American  money. 

They  were  quick  to  learn  that  the  thrifty  Luxemburgers  were  short 
on  soap  and  valued  a  cake  of  soap  above  all  things  else.  The  small  cakes 
of  bath  soap  issued  with  the  rations  daily  by  the  Supply  Officer,  which 
the  men  had  been  accustomed  to  throw  away,  became  suddenly  extremely 
valuable.  With  eggs  selling  at  a  franc  each,  it  was  no  trick  at  all  to 
take  one  of  those  tiny  cakes  of  soap  and  buy  a  dozen  eggs.  The  big  cake 
of  issue  laundry  soap  was  valued  at  $5.00.  The  regiment's  mess  sergeants, 
who  worried  over  the  limited  wood  supply,  found  in  Luxemburg  plenty 
of  wood,  just  as  long  as  their  soap  supply  lasted. 

The  regiment's  first  billets  in  Luxemburg  were  at  Monerich,  Reck- 
ingen,  Pissingen  and  Ehleringen,  where  the  men  and  animals  got  two 
nights  and  a  day  of  much-needed  rest.  On  December  14th  the  regiment 
marched  on  toward  the  German  border,  passing  along  the  southern  out- 


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skirts  of  the  city  of  Luxemburg,  to  billets  in  Syren,  Contern,  Medigen  and 
Mulford.  On  the  following  day  the  regiment  marched  to  the  Moselle 
river.  Regimental  Headquarters  and  the  Supply  Company  were  billeted 
in  Bous,  just  north  of  Remich,  where  Brigade  Headquarters  was  located. 
The  First  Battalion  was  billeted  at  Stadtbredimus  and  the  Second  at  Assel 
and  Rollingen.  The  infantry  of  the  33d  Division  was  already  in  Germany 
and  the  regiment  was  now  a  part  of  the  Third  American  Army,  the  "Army 
of  Occupation."  As  fortune  would  have  it,  the  Army  of  Occupation, 
originally  designed  to  have  ten  divisions,  was  reduced  to  eight  divisions 
and  the  33d  Division  was  ordered  to  take  positions  in  Luxemburg  as  part 
of  the  Army  of  Occupation  reserve. 

This  called  for  more  marching  and  the  regiment  was  on  the  way 
early  on  the  morning  of  December  17th.  They  spent  the  night  at  Weiller, 
Hasne  and  Aspelt  and  on  the  day  following  marched  through  the  outskirts 
of  the  wonderful  old  city  of  Luxemburg,  in  a  blinding  snowstorm,  to 
Wolferdingen.  On  December  20th  the  regiment  again  marched  through  a 
snowstorm  and  billeted  at  Colmar-Burg  and  Cruhdton.  Two  days  later 
the  regiment  settled  down  for  Christmas,  with  the  First  Battalion,  Regi- 
mental Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company  at  Bissen,  the  Second 
Battalion  at  Colmar-Burg  and  the  Supply  Company  at  Boevange. 

Volumes  might  be  written  about  the  regiment's  experiences  in  quaint 
old  Luxemburg.  The  men  rambled  through  the  green  fields  and  along  the 
fine  rock  roads  and  visited  castles  that  were  old  when  Columbus  dis- 
covered America.  The  people  were  kind  and  hospitable.  So  far  as  the 
regiment  could  learn,  they  were  pro-French  almost  without  exception. 
Luxemburg  profited  immensely  by  the  war,  especially  during  the  first 
three  years.  During  the  last  year  of  war  the  Germans  had  no  money 
and  the  thrifty  Luxemburgers  began  to  consider  them  a  pest.  The  German 
main  lines  of  supply  ran  through  this  little  country  and  they  built  at  least 
one  fine  railroad  through  one  end  of  the  province.  The  Germans  also 
kept  up  the  main  highways  that  their  trucks  used. 

From  these  Luxemburgers  men  of  the  regiment  got  an  insight  into 
happenings  behind  the  lines  that  were  very  interesting.  These  Luxemburg 
people,  speaking  the  same  language,  had  mingled  freely  with  the  German 
soldiery  and  they  had  stories  to  tell  that  confirmed  all  of  the  stories  the 
regiment  had  heard  months  before  about  the  weakening  of  the  German 
morale  and  the  gradual  crumbling  of  the  power  of  the  military  caste 
in  Germany.  The  Luxemburg  people  said  that  when  it  was  first  reported 
that  American  soldiers  had  appeared  at  the  front,  the  Germans  denounced 
the  report  as  a  lie.  They  argued  that  it  could  not  be  true,  since  Von 
Tirpitz  had  closed  the  sea  lanes  with  his  submarines  and  it  was  impossible 
for  America  to  bring  troops  over.  When  the  first  American  prisoners 
were  brought  through  Luxemburg  on  their  way  to  the  German  prison 
camps,  the  Germans  still  denied  the  presence  of  American  troops  at  the 
front,  declaring  that  their  prisoners  were  English  and  Canadians,  in 
American  uniforms.    The  German  privates  believed  this  implicitly  at  first 


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but  gradually  they  waked  up.  One  of  them,  returning  disabled  from 
the  Argonne,  told  the  schoolmaster  in  Bissen  that  they  had  been  cruelly 
deceived  by  their  leaders. 

"No  Americans  on  the  front?"  he  exclaimed  bitterly.  "There  are 
more  Americans  there  than  we  can  stop." 

The  men  found  much  to  amuse  them  in  the  attitude  and  bearing  of 
petty  officialdom  in  this  petty  kingdom.  The  province  boasted  at  that 
time  a  standing  army  of  250  men.  What  it  lacked  in  size  the  army  made 
up  in  gaudy  uniforms  and  war-like  trappings.  As  nearly  as  the  men 
could  "dope  it  out"  the  army  kept  the  peace,  delivered  the  mail,  and  did 
like  chores,  in  addition  to  being  a  "standing  army."  At  the  time  the  regi- 
ment was  in  Luxemburg  the  entire  army  was  reported  to  be  out  on  strike 
for  higher  pay.  The  privates  of  the  army  had  been  drawing  about  six 
and  a  half  cents  per  day  and  there  had  not  been  an  increase  of  pay  in 
several  hundred  years.  There  were  those  in  the  regiment  who  felt  that 
the  demands  of  the  strikers  were  unreasonable,  considering  the  clothes 
they  were  privileged  to  wear,  but  in  the  main  the  regiment  was  in  sym- 
pathy with  the  strikers  and  hoped  that  they  would  get  the  increase 
in  pay  that  they  asked  for. 

Luxemburgers  are  strong  for  rambling  through  the  world  and  men 
of  the  regiment  encountered  scores  of  both  men  and  women  who  had 
been  to  America  and  the  majority  of  them  said  they  were  going  to  return 
as  soon  as  things  got  settled  down.  The  mayor  of  Boevange  had  lived 
for  twenty  years  in  America.  He  is  authority  for  the  statement  that 
there  are  more  Luxemburgers  in  the  city  of  Chicago  than  there  are  in 
Luxemburg  city.  Almost  every  family  had  relatives  somewhere  in  the 
United  States. 

One  officer  of  the  regiment  will  never  forget  a  little  experience  he  had 
near  Wolferdingen.  He  was  plodding  along  through  the  snow,  disgusted 
with  everything,  when  he  caught  sight  of  a  fat,  motherly  woman  standing 
in  a  doorway.  Two  children  were  hanging  to  her  skirts  and  staring  pop- 
eyed  at  the  line  of  horses,  guns  and  soldiers  going  by.  The  woman  smiled 
and  said,  in  perfectly  good  Americanese : 

"An  awful  day,  aint  it"? 

It  was  not  just  a  phrase  she  had  picked  up.  That  woman  had  lived 
for  ten  years  in  the  United  States  and  had  been  caught  in  Luxemburg 
by  the  war  during  a  visit  to  her  old  home  in  1914. 

The  general  mixture  of  languages  that  prevailed  in  Luxemburg  kept 
the  men  in  confusion  all  the  time.  The  girls  of  Luxemburg  were  friendly. 
They  liked  the  Americans,  and  the  lonesome  and  homesick  Americans  of 
the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  responded  to  their  friendliness  as  a 
flower  opens  to  the  sun.  Lack  of  knowledge  of  the  language  your  beloved 
speaks  is  a  serious  defect  and  one  that  is  annoying  in  the  extreme,  but 
love  speaks  a  universal  language  and  there  are  many  feelings  a  true 
lover  may  express  clearly  without  the  aid  of  the  spoken  word.  "Love 
laughs  at  locksmiths,"  the  old  proverb  says,  and  it  is  equally  true  that 


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he  laughs  at  language-makers.  It  is  related  in  the  Bible  that  there  was 
considerable  labor  trouble  on  account  of  the  "confusion  of  tongues"  that 
fell  upon  the  workmen  engaged  in  the  building  of  the  Tower  of  Babel, 
but  it  is  not  recorded  that  it  had  any  serious  effect  on  love-making.  That 
ancient  and  honorable  sport  doubtless  retained  all  of  its  old-time  lure  and 
fascination  and  was  followed  just  as  eagerly  as  before  the  general  mix-up 
of  tongues  took  place. 

But  it  was  hard  sledding  to  make  love  with  one  hand  clutching  a 
dictionary,  labeled  "Francais-Anglais  et  Anglais-Francais."  Every  man 
in  the  regiment  either  experienced  it,  or  observed  it,  and  can  vouch  for 
the  truthfulness  of  the  statement.  Every  man  in  the  regiment  who  has 
had  a  like  experience  will  sympathize  with  that  cook  in  the  Supply  Com- 
pany whom  his  captain  overheard  talking  earnestly  to  a  plump  and  pretty 
Luxemburg  fraulein,  who  spoke  German  and  French  with  equal  ease  and 
had  been  trying  both  on  him. 

"Now  listen,"  he  was  imploring.  "Venn  ick  bin  in  Luxemburg  three 
months — compree  three  months? — ick  parley  voo  Luxemburg." 

"Ja  wohl,"  answered  his  charmer  with  a  giggle.  Unfortunately  for 
love's  young  dream,  the  budding  linguist  was  not  to  remain  in  Luxemburg 
long  enough  to  acquire  a  speaking  knowledge  of  "Luxemburg." 

Luxemburg  people  did  their  best  toward  entertaining  the  men  and 
officers  during  the  Christmas  season.  They  were  invited  to  the  dances 
that  always  mark  the  season  and  greatly  enjoyed  them.  The  regiment 
was  rather  hard  to  entertain  for  the  reason  that  home  ties  draw  a  little 
tighter  at  Christmas  time  than  at  any  other  time  of  the  year  and  North 
Carolina  was  the  only  place  on  earth  that  would  have  looked  good  to  the 
One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  at  that  particular  time. 

The  health  of  the  regiment  while  in  Luxemburg  was  good.  Very 
few  were  evacuated  to  the  hospitals.  One  man,  Sergeant  Charles  B.  Wills, 
a  popular  and  very  efficient  member  of  Battery  C,  died  of  pneumonia 
on  Christmas  day. 

During  the  stay  of  the  regiment  in  Luxemburg  Lieutenant  LeRoy  C. 
Hand  and  Lieutenant  Enoch  S.  Simmons,  who  had  left  the  regiment  at 
Camp  de  Coetquidan  for  service  at  the  Artillery  School  at  Bordeaux, 
France,  rejoined  the  regiment  and  Second  Lieutenants  McMamis,  Lingle, 
Cobb  and  Dosker  were  assigned  to  it. 

On  January  5,  1919  came  the  orders  that  everybody  had  been  hoping 
for.  The  artillery  brigade  of  the  33d  Division  had  come  up  and  the  55th 
Field  Artillery  Brigade  was  ordered  to  march  back  to  the  Toul  area,  turn 
in  equipment,  and  there  take  train  for  the  Le  Mans  area  to  rejoin  the 
30th  Division. 

The  journey  back  to  France  was  devoid  of  incident.  It  was  a  long, 
hard  march.  There  were  two  days  when  it  neither  snowed  nor  rained 
but  for  the  most  part  it  was  doing  one  or  the  other  all  the  time  and 
often  both  at  the  same  time.  As  in  all  of  its  previous  marches,  the  regi- 
ment found  it  difficult  to  keep  in  touch  with  ration  dumps  and  horse  feed 


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Steam  up  and  Ready  to  go,  but  no  French  "Pilot."    This  is  a  picture  of  the  train  that  carried  the 
One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  from  Trondes  to  Evron. 


was  always  short.  Those  who  planned  the  line  of  march  and  made  the 
schedule  in  corps  or  army  headquarters,  seemed  to  consider  the  question 
of  supplies  one  of  minor  importance. 

Two  trucks  were  assigned  to  the  regiment  and  it  was  doubtless  con- 
templated that  these  should  do  the  long  hauls.  The  schedule  makers 
probably  took  this  into  consideration,  but  it  developed  that  the  trucks 
were  no  good.  Both  quit  cold  and  there  were  no  others  to  be  had.  It  was, 
therefore,  up  to  the  regiment  to  feed  itself  and  this  was  accomplished 
by  working  the  Supply  Company  overtime.  The  company  was  split  into 
two  sections,  with  fourteen  wagons  and  the  fastest  teams  in  a  light,  quick- 
moving  train.  This  train  took  the  road  every  morning  at  four  o'clock, 
hours  before  daybreak,  for  the  ration  dumps  and  there  was  never  any 
shortage  of  food  for  the  men,  though  bulky  forage  for  the  animals  was 
short. 

The  regiment  passed  out  of  Luxemburg  on  January  9th,  through  the 
heart  of  the  iron  region,  and  into  what  had  been  German  Lorraine.  It 
crossed  the  Lorraine  border  at  Rumelange  and  journeyed  on  through 
and  into  France  by  way  of  Aumetz,  passing  through  Beuvillers,  and  Audon 
le  Roman  in  France  to  Sancy.  Here  the  regiment  again  encountered 
the  desolation  that  follows  in  the  wake  of  modern  war  and  it  was  even 
more  striking  than  it  had  been  on  the  journey  north  in  December  for 
every  man  had  fresh  in  his  mind  pictures  of  neat  and  trim  Luxemburg, 
with  its  rich  farms  and  great  industries,  and  in  Lorraine  there  had  been 
no  destruction.  At  Sancy  and  Beuvillers,  where  the  regiment  billeted, 
the  people  were  unusually  kind.  Very  few  Americans  had  passed  that 
way  and  the  men  of  the  regiment  were  hailed  as  deliverers  and  greeted 
with  much  enthusiasm. 


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"Hommes  JfO — Chevaux  8"  was  the  familiar  inscription  on  all  French  box-cars,  but  this  is  an 
American  box-car  and  "Hommes  60"  were  crowded  into  it.  This  shows  part  of  Battery  C  at  Trondes 
i  for  the  train  to  start  toward  he  Mans  and  home. 


On  January  10th  the  regiment  marched  through  Tucquegnieux,  near 
Briey,  to  Labry,  Jarny  and  Hatrize.  The  following  day  was  a  short  march, 
the  regiment  billeting  at  Hannonville-au-Passage  and  Souzemont.  These 
towns  had  been  close  to  the  front  when  the  armistice  was  signed  and 
had  been  badly  shot  up  and  the  billets  were  very  uncomfortable.  There 
were  hundreds  of  German  guns,  big  and  little,  and  large  quantities  of 
ammunition  in  these  towns. 

The  night  of  January  11th  was  the  last  night  the  regiment  was  to 
spend  behind  the  old  German  lines,  for,  on  the  following  day  it  crossed 
over  "No  Man's  Land"  once  more  to  billets  behind  the  lines  it  had  defended 
for  several  weeks.  This  was  the  longest  day's  hike  of  the  series  and  it 
was  made  in  a  heavy  snowstorm.  The  regiment  passed  through  Jonville, 
Woel,  Avillers,  St.  Maurice,  Hattonville  and  Vigneulles  to  Beuxeries  and 
Bruexerelles  at  the  foot  of  Mont  Sec,  where  billets  were  found.  On  Jan- 
uary 13th  it  reached  Jouy-sous-les-Cotes  and  Cornieville,  where  it  was  to 
remain  for  a  week,  preparing  for  its  long  train  journey  across  France  to 
Le  Mans. 

When  the  regiment  got  through  "turning  in"  equipment,  it  was 
stripped  down  to  the  clothes  that  the  men  wore  and  that  was  about  all. 
Each  man,  by  special  dispensation,  kept  his  helmet  and  gas  mask,  his 
canteen  and  blanket  roll,  but  everything  else  was  turned  over  to  the  supply 
departments  of  the  Second  Army  at  Toul,  Manorville  and  other  points 
near  Toul. 

On  January  19th  the  regiment  entrained  at  Trondes,  near  Toul,  for 
the  first  lap  of  the  journey  home.    The  men  did  not  find  passenger  coaches 


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waiting  on  the  siding  to  carry  them  to  Le  Mans.  Instead  there  were 
big  American  box  cars  and  they  were  apportioned  so  as  to  provide  one 
car  for  each  sixty  men.  Officers  and  men  fared  alike  on  this  journey 
and  it  did  not  add  to  their  composure  to  see  train-loads  of  French  and 
Italian  soldiers  go  by  in  comfortable  passenger  coaches  while  they  jolted 
along  in  unheated  box-cars.  This  thing  happened  not  once  but  many 
times. 

The  beginning  of  the  journey  put  everybody  in  bad  humor.  The 
first  train  had  gone  forward,  carrying  the  115th  Field  Artillery.  The 
One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  was  to  follow  and  it  boarded  the  train  on 
schedule  time.  The  regiment  was  not  one  minute  late.  When  loading 
had  been  completed  the  train  was  pulled  down  the  track  a  few  hundred 
yards  and  there  it  remained  for  twenty-three  hours,  waiting  for  a  French 
"pilot"  to  ride  on  the  engine  with  the  American  engineer ! 

The  journey  that  ensued  will  always  remain  a  painful  topic  of  dis- 
cussion, wherever  two  veterans  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field 
Artillery  get  together.  It  lasted  five  days  and  nights  and  fully  half  of 
that  time  was  spent  lying  on  side-tracks  waiting  for  French  trains  to  go 
by.  The  weather  was  as  cold  as  weather  ever  gets  to  be  in  France. 
That  journey  was  made  endurable  by  one  thing  alone  and  that  was  the 
consciousness  that  the  regiment  was  homewardbound  and  every  turn  of 
the  wheels  was  just  so  much  gained. 

The  regiment  arrived  in  the  Le  Mans  area  on  January  25th  and  was 
billeted  at  Evron,  Neau,  St.  Christophe  and  Messanges,  small  towns  about 
fifty  miles  west  of  Le  Mans.  Two  men  of  the  regiment,  Privates  Walter 
A.  Mankins,  of  Battery  D,  and  S.  C.  Siquerious,  of  Battery  F,  were  killed 
in  a  train  wreck  while  en  route.  They  were  left  at  Trondes  and  were 
picked  up  by  the  105th  Ammunition  Train  which  was  traveling  on  the 
train  following.  This  train  was  wrecked  and  twenty-three  men  were 
killed  and  thirty  injured. 


CHAPTER  IX 


THE  JOURNEY   HOME 

N  the  departure  of  the  brigade  from  the  Toul  area,  Briga- 
dier General  Spaulding  was  transferred  to  the  165th  Field 
Artillery  Brigade  in  the  Army  of  Occupation.  When  the 
brigade  arrived  at  Le  Mans  it  found  a  new  brigade  com- 
mander on  hand,  Colonel  R.  S.  Abernathy,  who  remained 
in  charge  until  relieved  by  Brigadier  General  J.  W.  Kil- 
breth,  Jr.,  who  again  assumed  command  of  the  brigade 
just  before  it  sailed  for  home. 
While  at  Evron  and  the  smaller  towns  around  Evron,  the  regiment 
lost  by  transfer  to  the  3d  Division,  Army  of  Occupation,  Captain  A.  L. 
Fletcher,  who  had  been  regimental  supply  officer  from  the  organization 
of  the  regiment,  Captain  Isaac  R.  Wagner,'  of  the  Sanitary  Detachment, 
and  First  Lieutenant  Joseph  Lonergon,  of  the  Supply  Company,  who 
had  been  regimental  munitions  officer.  Captain  Fletcher  and  Lieutenant 
Lonergon  were  succeeded  by  Captain  Alfred  Grima  and  First  Lieutenant 
P.  B.  Smith,  of  the  10th  Field  Artillery.  Lieutenant  Smith  later  was 
promoted  to  captain  and  became  regimental  supply  officer.  Later,  after 
the  regiment  had  been  moved  to  the  Forwarding  Camp  at  Le  Mans,  the 
following  officers  left  it  to  enter  various  French  universities  for  a  two 
months'  course  of  study:  , 

Captain  Alfred  W.  Horton,  regimental  personnel  officer,  Lieuten- 
ants Charles  E.  Works,  of  Battery  C,  Enoch  S.  Simmons,  of  Battery  C, 
Earl  C.  Hamilton,  of  Battery  F,  Charles  Ahlers,  of  Battery  A,  Samuel  M. 
Gattis,  Jr.,  of  Battery  C  and  Russell  N.  Boswell,  of  Battery  E. 

On  January  30th  General  Pershing  reviewed  the  55th  Field  Artillery 
Brigade  at  Evron.  He  had  previously  inspected  the  other  units  of  the 
30th  Division  and  his  impressions  are  expressed  in  the  following  letter 
to  the  Division  Commander. 

AMERICAN  EXPEDITIONARY  FORCES 
Office  of  the  Commander-in-Chief 
Major  General  Edward  M.  Lewis,  France,  February  19,  1919. 

Commanding   30th   Division, 
A.   E.   F. 

My  dear  General  Lewis: 

It  gives  me  much  pleasure  to  extend  to  you  and  the  officers  and  men  of  the  30th 
Division  my  sincere  compliments  upon  their  appearance  at  the  review  and  inspection 


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on  the  21st  of  January,  southwest  of  Terlle,  which  was  excellent   and   is  just  what 
would  be  expected  in  a  command  with   such  a  splendid  fighting  record. 

After  its  preliminary  training  the  Division  entered  the  line  on  July  16th,  where 
it  remained  almost  continuously  until  the  end  of  October.  In  that  time  it  was  in 
the  actual  battle  from  the  30th  of  August  and  took  part  in  the  Ypres-Lys  and 
Somme  offensives.  On  September  29th,  the  Division  broke  through  both  the  Hinden- 
burg  and  the  Le  Catelet-Nauroy  lines,  capturing  Bellicourt  and  Nauroy,  an  operation 
on  which  all  subsequent  actions  of  the  4th  British  Army  depended.  From  October 
7th  to  October  20th,  the  Division  advanced  23  kilometers  in  a  continued  series  of 
attacks,  capturing  2352  of  the  enemy.  Brancourt,  Premont,  Busigny,  St.  Bernin,  St. 
Souplet  and  Escaufort,  La  Haie,  Minneresse  and  Vaux  Andigny,  are  names  which 
will  live  in  the  memories  of  those  who  fought  in  the  30th  Division.  But  its  especial 
glory  will  always  be  the  honor  you  won  by  breaking  the  Hindenburg  Line  on  September 
29th.     Such  a  record  is  one  of  which  we  are  all  proud. 

It  is  gratifying  to  see  your  troops  in  such  good  physical  shape,  but  still  more 
so  to  know  that  this  almost  ideal  condition  will  continue  to  the  end  of  their  service 
and  beyond,  as  an  exemplification  of  their  high  character  and  soldierly  qualities. 

I  inspected  the  artillery  brigade  of  the  Division  later,  and  found  the  same  high 
standard  of  personnel  that  marks  the  rest  of  the  Division. 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

JOHN  J.    PERSHING. 

Leaving  Evron  on  February  5,  1919,  under  orders  to  proceed  to  the 
Forwarding  Camp  at  Le  Mans,  the  regiment  fully  expected  to  be  aboard 
a  transport  within  ten  days,  but  it  was  not  to  be.  A  period  of  waiting 
ensued  that  taxed  the  patience  of  every  man  in  the  outfit.  Conditions 
around  Le  Mans  were  not  of  the  best  from  the  standpoint  of  sanitation 
and  there  was  more  sickness  than  the  regiment  had  experienced  in  all 
of  its  history.  Eight  men  died  of  influenza  and  scores  of  others  were 
afflicted  with  it  in  lesser  degree.  The  whole  brigade  was  under  quarantine 
for  a  while  in  order  to  check  the  spread  of  the  disease. 

Here  at  Le  Mans  the  regiment  got  in  closer  touch  with  the  other 
units  of  the  30th  Division  and  there  were  hundreds  of  happy  reunions. 
For  the  first  time  since  leaving  Camp  Sevier,  the  Old  Hickory  Division 
was  united.  The  division  had  made  a  wonderful  record  with  the  British 
in  Flanders,  but  there  was  no  tendency  on  the  part  of  the  veteran  dough- 
boys who  broke  the  Hindenburg  Line  on  September  29th  to  look  down 
upon  their  brethren  of  the  Old  Hickory  artillery  who  had  not  been  fortunate 
enough  to  be  there,  for  they  had  heard  of  St.  Mihiel  and  of  the  Argonne 
and  they  knew  that  the  artillery  had  done  the  old  division  credit. 

The  Division  Commander  expressed  admirably  the  feeling  of  the 
division  toward  the  artillery  in  the  following  letter  to  the  Brigade  Com- 
mander, General  Kilbreth: 

HEADQUARTERS  30TH   DIVISION 
American  Expeditionary  Forces 

France,   March   2,   1919. 
From:         Major  General   E.  M.  Lewis,   Comdg.  30th  Division, 
To:  Commanding  General,  55th  F.  A.  Brigade, 

Subject:     Service  of  the  55th  F.  A.  Brigade, 

1.  I  have  the  deepest  satisfaction  in  communicating  to  you  my  appreciation  of 
and  admiration  for  the  work  accomplished  by  the  55th  F.  A.  Brigade  during  the  period 


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of  its  active  operations,  which  I  request  that  you  communicate  to  the  organizations 
of  your  command. 

2.  My  knowledge  of  the  work  done  is  based  upon  reports  and  comments  from 
sources  other  than  personal  observation.  The  information  thus  obtained  is  all  of 
the  most  commendable  nature,  beginning  with  your  training  period  and  extending 
through  the  operations  of  the  Brigade.  In  the  course  of  these  operations  it  fought 
under  many  divisions  and  corps,  and  was  actively  engaged  from  August  27th  to 
November  11th,  except  for  a  period  of  eleven  days  when  it  was  marching  from  one 
sector  to  another. 

3.  The  30th  Division  established  an  enviable  record  in  service  with  the  British 
and  the  record  of  its  Artillery,  detached  to  other  fronts,  is  such  as  to  admit  it  to 
full  fellowship. 

4.  May  you  return  home  with  a  just  feeling  of  pride  and  satisfaction  in  service 
well  performed  and  receive  upon  arrival  the  tribute  of  a  grateful  people  that  is  your 
just  due. 

E.   M.   LEWIS, 
Major  General,  U.  S.  A. 

It  was  while  the  regiment  was  in  the  Le  Mans  area  that  several 
well-deserved  promotions  were  made  in  the  brigade  and  the  One  Hundred 
and  Thirteenth  was  peculiarly  fortunate  in  securing  three  out  of  the 
four  majorities  vacant  in  the  brigade.  These  fell  to  three  of  the  regiment's 
best  battery  commanders,  Captain  Louis  B.  Crayton,  of  Battery  E,  Captain 
Lennox  P.  McLendon,  of  Battery  C  and  Captain  Robert  M.  Hanes,  of 
Battery  A.  Three  first  lieutenants  who  had  entered  the  regiment  at  the 
beginning  as  second  lieutenants,  were  promoted  to  captaincies  to  fill  the 
vacancies.  Captain  Wade  V.  Bowman,  who  had  helped  to  organize  Battery 
E  and  had  been  one  of  its  second  lieutenants,  succeeded  Crayton.  Captains 
Beverly  S.  Royster  and  Richard  D.  Dixon,  who  had  been  fellow  "shave- 
tails" in  Battery  A,  succeeded  Hanes  and  McLendon  respectively.  Second 
Lieutenant  Marshall  S.  Barnett,  of  Battery  E,  was  promoted  to  first  lieu- 
tenant. 

Not  all  of  those  who  deserved  promotion  got  it.  There  were  few 
vacancies  in  the  higher  ranks  and  the  journey  upward  was  slow  and 
tedious.  The  regiment  was  always  short  lieutenants,  a  few  of  the  vacancies 
being  first  lieutenancies  and  the  very  large  majority  of  them  seconds.  There 
were  no  promotions  from  the  ranks  and  the  new  second  lieutenants  that 
were  assigned  to  the  regiment  came  always  from  an  artillery  school. 
Colonel  Cox,  while  at  Le  Mans,  made  many  efforts  to  reward  deserving 
non-commissioned  officers  of  the  regiment  with  commissions.  Everybody 
in  the  regiment  endorsed  the  idea,  for  everybody  realized  that  the  men 
recommended  for  commissions  deserved  them.  Some  of  these  recommenda- 
tions are  given  elsewhere  in  this  book.  They  are,  in  effect,  regimental 
citations  for  meritorious  work.  The  regiment's  own  officer  candidates 
who  were  commissioned  at  Saumur,  were  always  sent  to  other  outfits.  None 
returned  to  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth.  Those  who  finished  the 
course  at  Saumur  in  November  and  December,  after  the  signing  of  the 
Armistice,  rejoined  the  regiment,  but  were  not  commissioned  in  it. 


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L3S 


On  Board  the  U.  S.  S.  Santa  Teresa,  bound  for  home. 


The  time  spent  in  the  Forwarding  Camp  at  Le  Mans  was  time  lost. 
The  first  two  days  were  spent  in  getting  the  men  deloused  and  clean  and 
their  equipment  in  good  condition.  After  that  it  was  a  slow,  tedious  and 
tiresome  wait,  unrelieved  by  anything  worth  while.  This  is  a  sample 
of  the  regiment's  "War  Diary"  as  submitted  to  Brigade  Headquarters : 

"Feb.   18,  1919. 
"Usual  routine  in  the  regiment.     Nothing  out  of  the  ordinary  to  report. 

Officers   53 

Men    1,347 

Weather     Raining 

Roads    Muddy 

Health    Poor 

(Signed)  "WESTFELDT, 

"Capt.,  113th.  F.  A.,  Adjt." 

This  was  varied  occasionally  by  reports  of  the  depredations  of  the 
flu.  The  diary  of  February  10th  reports  the  outbreak  of  the  flu  epidemic 
and  at  that  time  the  regiment  had  1,414  men.  The  following  deaths 
are  reported  in  the  diary: 

Corporal  Martin  K.  Dixon,  of  Battery  B,  on  February  14th. 

Privates  Houston  G.  Brown  and  Thomas  Meroney,  of  Battery  F, 
Alonzo  Carpenter  of  Battery  D  and  Thomas  M.  Robinson  of  Battery  E  on 
February  15th. 

Sergeant  Tom  Lee  Suddreth,  of  Battery  E,  on  February  17th.  On 
this  date  seventy  men  were  reported  as  sick  in  the  hospitals  with  flu. 

Private  Julian  E.  Lewis,  of  Battery  D,  on  February  21st. 

Private  Walter  McKinley  Harwood,  Battery  D,  on  February  24th. 


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A  choppy  sea,  viewed  from  the  forward  deck  of  the  U.  S.  S.  Santa  Teresa. 

No  other  deaths  with  flu  are  reported  in  the  diary  after  February 
24th.  The  diary  of  February  26th  reports  49  officers  and  1,394  enlisted 
men,  showing  that  the  sick  were  returning  from  the  hospitals.  The 
roads  were  still  reported  "muddy." 

The  men  will  long  remember  the  sticky,  oozy,  gooey  mud  of  the  Le 
Mans  Forwarding  Camp,  the  mud  that  was  with  them  day  and  night 
for  a  whole  month,  a  month  that  was  the  most  depressing  month  of  their 


At  Sea.   A  typical  view  from  the  deck  of  the  Santa  Teresa. 


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Battery  B  on  the  march  through  the  streets  of  Newport  News,  Va.,  with  Lieut.  LeRoy  C.  Hand  in 
command.   They  are  getting  the  "feel"  of  American  soil  again  and  it  is  good. 


career,  with  rain  falling  constantly  and  a  deadly  epidemic  raging.  They 
were  inspected  and  re-inspected,  bathed,  deloused  and  disinfected,  prepara- 
tory to  taking  train  for  St.  Nazaire,  the  port  of  embarkation.  Something 
would  happen  to  delay  the  movement  and  the  whole  performance  had  to 
be  gone  over  again.  This  happened  many  times  and  the  men  never  got 
used  to  it.  The  disappointment  at  each  failure  to  move  seemed  to  grow 
keener  and  harder  to  bear.  The  movement  actually  materialized  on  March 
4th  and  on  March  6th  the  regiment  marched  up  the  gang-plank  of  the 
Santa  Teresa,  one  of  Uncle  Sam's  transports,  and  on  the  night  of  the  same 
day  the  Santa  Teresa  put  out  to  sea,  headed  for  the  United  States  of 
America. 

The  men  were  delighted  with  the  Santa  Teresa.  They  went  aboard 
remembering  the  "mutton  and  spuds"  diet  of  the  Armagh  and  they  were 
not  prepared  for  the  food  that  was  dished  out  to  them  on  their  first  line-up 
for  chow.  It  was  good  all  the  way,  well  cooked  and  of  pleasing  variety, 
and  the  men  were  delighted  with  it. 

Life  aboard  ship  was  pleasant,  in  the  main.  There  were  a  few  days 
when  the  Santa  Teresa  rolled  and  pitched  in  the  clutches  of  a  storm  and 
there  was  considerable  sea-sickness  among  the  passengers,  but  the  bad 
weather  passed. 

The  last  issue  of  "The  Tar  Baby,"  the  little  daily  sheet  published 
aboard  during  the  voyage,  contained  this  significant  statement: 

"The  admissions  to  the  Sick  Bay  for  the  past  eight  days  bear  out 


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Headquarters  Company  march 


through  the  streets  of  Newport  News,  Va.,  on  March  18,  1919. 
Just  off  of  the  Santa  Teresa. 


the  statement  that  Cox's  Army  as  a  Navy  is  not  worth  a  damn.  We  are 
glad  that  nothing  but  the  sea  can  make  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth 
sick." 

This  little  paper  added  much  to  the  enjoyment  of  the  voyage.  A 
facsimile  of  the  first  page  of  the  last  issue  appears  elsewhere.  It  carried 
daily  the  news  of  the  world  received  by  wireless  and  little  items  about 
various  men  of  the  regiment.  A  daily  feature  that  created  much  merri- 
ment was  the  "Diary  of  a  Rookie,"  in  which  the  Rookie  kidded  the  officers 
mercilessly,  laughed  at  the  sea-sick  and  extracted  fun  from  every  happen- 
ing of  the  voyage.  The  following  is  a  sample  of  what  he  irreverently 
handed  the  officers: 

"Something  must  have  got  twisted  today  at  lunch  when  the  troops 
got  chicken  and  the  officers  got  beans — but  then  we're  getting  nearer  civil 
life  every  day,  which  is  true  I  guess,  'cause  a  certain  officer  give  me  a 
cigar  today  an'  says  he  wonders  if  my  pa  will  be  takin'  back  his  old  farm 
hands  when  they're  mustered  out — but  our  old  plow  horse  won't  know  what 
'close  up'  means,  I  reckon." 

The  regiment  landed  at  Newport  News  on  March  18,  1919  and  was 
quartered  near  that  city  for  a  period  of  four  days.  The  casual  companies 
began  leaving  the  regiment  for  Camp  Funston,  Camp  Gordon  and  Camp 
Dix.  These  were  composed  of  replacements  that  the  regiment  had  received 
from  various  states  in  the  south,  west  and  north. 

It  was  here  at  Newport  News  that  the  men  first  felt  the  breaking  of 
the  cords  that  had  bound  them  together  through  all  of  the  days  of  organi- 


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zation,  training,  fighting  and  waiting.  Most  of  those  who  left  the  regi- 
ment at  Newport  News  were  not  "home  folks"  originally.  They  had  come 
to  the  regiment  from  thirty-six  different  states  and  a  half  dozen  foreign 
lands,  but  they  had  made  warm  friends  in  this  Tar  Heel  organization  and 
everybody  was  sorry  to  see  them  go. 

Colonel  Cox  addressed  the  following  message  to  the  regiment  just 
before  the  Santa  Teresa  landed  at  Newport  News : 

"The  war  is  over.  Your  great  adventure  is  finished.  Your  career 
as  a  soldier  is  closing.  A  great  awakening  is  at  hand.  You  return  to  your 
native  land  with  a  record  unsurpassed  in  the  history  of  the  world.  You 
return  with  a  consciousness  of  duty  well  performed.  Soon  you  will  enter 
upon  a  new  role,  a  role  which  has  become  unfamiliar  to  you  during  the 
service  of  the  past  two  years ;  a  role  of  great  importance,  however,  in 
which  it  behooves  you  to  perform  with  the  greatest  diligence.  The  future 
strength  and  glory  of  our  country  depend  upon  you  and  those  like  you, 
so  guard  well  the  trust  imposed  upon  you. 

"Upon  your  return  to  civil  life,  take  with  you  those  splendid  traits 
of  character  that  have  proven  you  to  be  men  and  soldiers  wherever  your 
task  took  you  during  the  past  nine  months,  and  leave  behind  all  that 
would  tend  to  narrow  or  circumscribe  your  new  life.  Carry  with  you  the 
remembrance  of  those  things  seen  and  learned  in  the  Old  World  that, 
if  put  into  operation,  will  help  those  in  the  States  among  whom  you  will 
live. 

"A  wonderful  opportunity  has  been  yours,  which  by  your  spirit, 
intelligence  and  courage  you  have  made  the  most  of.  The  record  of  your 
deeds  and  service  is  an  enduring  one  and  will  remain  long  after  you  have 
taken  your  departure.  You  have  much  to  be  proud  of  and  many  interesting 
occurrences  to  relate.  Let  me  caution  you  to  dwell  but  briefly  on  those 
acts  of  valor  that  affect  you  personally.  It  is  the  province  of  the  true 
hero  to  be  inherently  modest.  Stick  up  to  the  last  for  your  Army,  your 
Division,  your  Regiment,  your  Battery  or  Company,  but  let  someone  else 
tell  of  the  part  you  individually  played.  In  all  your  future  dealings  con- 
duct yourself  with  that  fidelity  of  purpose  and  strength  of  character  that 
bespeaks  the  true  soldier  and  upright  man.  Never  fail  a  comrade  in 
distress,  particularly  if  such  comrade  has  been  crippled  through  his  parti- 
cipation in  the  great  War.  Those  of  us  who  survive  the  conflicts  with 
sound  bodies  and  limbs  can  never  adequately  express  our  thanks  to  the 
Divine  Being  who  guided  our  steps  in  safety.  The  same  God  who  protected 
you  in  the  hours  of  danger  and  strife  will  lead  you  in  the  ways  of  peace." 

The  regiment,  less  the  casual  companies,  was  ordered  to  Camp  Jack- 
son, Columbia,  S.  C,  along  with  the  remainder  of  the  30th  Division,  for 
muster  out.  It  was  arranged,  much  to  the  delight  of  every  member  of  the 
regiment,  that  the  regiment  should  visit  Raleigh  en  route  to  Columbia  and 
spend  one  night  and  one  day  in  the  Capital  of  their  beloved  State. 

Faithful  to  its  Sunday  movement  tradition,  the  regiment  landed  in 
Raleigh  late  Sunday  evening,  March  23d,  and  was  met  at  the  train  by 


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the  most  enthusiastic  crowd  of  people  that  ever  assembled  in  that  good 
old  town.  The  people  had  arranged  to  entertain  the  men  at  their  homes 
and  they  were  at  the  Union  Station  waiting  for  their  guests.  Suppers 
were  waiting  for  the  hungry  soldiers  in  five  hundred  homes  and  the 
"billets"  they  found  prepared  for  them  were  of  a  variety  they  had  not 
seen  in  all  of  their  foreign  travels.  When  the  trains  bearing  the  men 
arrived  in  Raleigh  there  was  no  attempt  at  keeping  the  men  in  any  sort 
of  formation.  They  were  turned  over  to  their  hosts  and  hostesses,  with 
instructions  to  assemble  on  the  following  morning  in  time  for  the  parade 
that  was  to  be  a  big  feature  of  the  home-coming  exercises. 

Monday,  March  24,  1919,  will  long  be  remembered  in  Raleigh.  Before 
nine  o'clock  the  streets  were  full  of  people.  Special  trains  on  all  of  the 
railroads  brought  thousands.  Thousands  more  came  in  automobiles,  bug- 
gies and  wagons.  It  was  the  biggest  crowd  ever  seen  in  Raleigh  and  the 
happiest.  People  who  had  no  relatives  or  friends  in  the  regiment  came 
for  miles  to  greet  the  boys  and  fathers,  mothers,  brothers,  wives  and 
sweethearts  were  on  hand  in  vast  numbers. 

The  parade  at  11  o'clock  on  Monday,  March  24th,  was  very  im- 
pressive. Governor  Bickett  and  a  large  party  of  notables  occupied  the 
reviewing  stand.  Pictures  of  the  parade  shown  elsewhere  give  details 
of  the  event. 

After  marching  by  the  reviewing  stand  and  encircling  the  Capitol, 
the  regiment  took  the  long  road  out  Hillsboro  Street  to  the  Fair  Ground, 
where  a  bountiful  dinner  had  been  spread.  There  were  vast  quantities 
of  barbecue  and  Brunswick  stew,  inexhaustible  stores  of  fried  chicken, 
cake  and  ham  and  the  men  did  full  justice  to  them.  Following  the  dinner, 
the  men  were  dismissed  once  more  and  scattered  all  over  Raleigh.  They 
reassembled  that  night  for  entrainment  and  not  a  man  was  missing;  not 
a  man  had  been  drunk  or  even  faintly  "illuminated" ;  not  a  man  had 
been  in  any  kind  of  trouble  whatsoever.  It  was  a  great  day  for  the 
regiment  and  a  great  day  for  Raleigh. 


CHAPTER  X 


"FINI" 


N  the  night  of  March  24,   1919,  the  regiment  entrained 
for  Camp  Jackson,  Columbia,  S.  C,  and  arrived  in  Colum- 
bia on  the  following  day.    There  was  no  parade  in  Colum- 
bia and  no  formal  reception,  but  everybody  in  that  hos- 
pitable city  turned  out  and  gave  the  boys  a  welcome  that 
was  second  only  to  the  wonderful  welcome  they  had  been 
accorded  in  Raleigh.     Columbia  homes  were  open  to  the 
regiment  and  so  remained  for  its  entire  stay  there. 
No  time  was  lost  at  Camp  Jackson  in  getting   the    mustering    out 
machinery  into  action  and  it  was  a  question  of  a  few  days  only  until 
demobilization  had  been  completed  and  there  was  no  longer  any  such 
organization  as  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery. 
Colonel  Cox's  last  order  to  his  command  was: 


HEADQUARTERS  113th  F.  A. 
CAMP  JACKSON,  S.  C. 
General  Orders)  March  28,  1919. 

No | 

To  all  Organization  Commanders: 

1.  In  taking  leave  of  the  officers  and  men  of  the  regiment  upon  its  muster  out 
of  service,  I  desire  to  express  to  them  personally  and  individually  my  heartfelt  appre- 
ciation of  their  work  as  soldiers  and  their  conduct  as  gentlemen.  During  the  period 
of  training  at  Camp  Sevier,  and  later,  at  Camp  Coetquidan,  through  the  battles  and 
engagements  in  the  Toul  Sector,  at  St.  Mihiel,  in  the  Argonne  forest  and  at  the 
Woevre,  after  the  Armistice  through  northern  France  and  Luxemburg  and  finally 
at  the  various  camps  preparing  for  return  to  the  States  and  demobilization — you  have 
at  all  times  rendered  the  government  its  due  and  been  true  to  the  tradition  of  your 
forefathers.  No  finer  set  of  men  or  truer  or  braver  soldiers  have  ever  fought  for 
their  homes  and  country.  The  record  of  your  achievements  and  your  valor  will  live 
in  the  hearts  of  men  and  be  engraved  on  the  tablets  of  time.  Your  future  life  will 
be  enriched  by  memories  of  duties  well  performed  on  the  battlefields  of  France.  Many 
a  pleasant  moment  will  be  spent  in  recalling  to  mind  the  part  you  performed  on  the 
fronts  of  both  the  First  and  Second  American  Armies,  and  your  sojourn  among  the 
Luxembourgeoise  while  with  the  Army  of  Occupation. 

Most  of  you  are  young  men,  many  of  you  came  into  the  service  as  boys,  but 
all  go  out  as  men,  full  formed  and  equipped  to  do  a  man's  part  in  whatever  may  be 
your  task.  There  is  work  for  you  to  do;  much  work  of  varied  kinds;  work  to  the 
performance  of  which  you  will  bring  many  valuable  ideas  obtained  during  your  service 
as    soldiers.      No    State    or   nation   can    be    greater    than    the    individual    citizens    that 


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OTHER  MEMBERS  OF  THE  REGIMENTAL  N.  C.  O.  STAFF. 

At  the  Top — Left  to  right:   Bat.  Sgl.  Major  Marvin  M.  Capps  and  Corporal  E.  W.  Harrington. 

Center:   Sergeant  Arthur  B.  Corey. 

At  Bottom. — Left  to  right:   Color  Sergeants  George  N.  Taylor  and  Wilbon  O.  Huntley. 


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compose  it,  hence  it  behooves  us  all  to  carry  into  every  undertaking — be  it  social, 
industrial  or  governmental — the  full  power  of  earnest  effort.  Be  leaders  in  all  move- 
ments which  are  inaugurated  for  the  best  interest  of  our  country.  You  have  courage, 
energy  and  self-confidence.  Don't  permit  doubt,  timidity  or  discouragement  ever  to 
have  a  part  in  your  makeup.  Keep  your  head  up  and  your  back  straight  and  smash 
the  problems  of  civil  life  in  the  same  spirit  you  stormed  the  strongholds  of  the 
Kaiser's  hosts. 

Nothing  can  ever  take  the  place  of  the  pride  I  shall  always  feel  in  having  had 
an  opportunity  of  commanding  such  a  body  of  men.  Words  cannot  express  my 
gratitude  to  the  officers  and  the  men  for  their  cheerful  cooperation  and  absolute  loyalty. 
I  hope  that  each  of  you  feel  that  in  me  he  has  a  friend  and  that  you  will  never 
fail  to  afford  me    the  opportunity  of  demonstrating  the  friendship  I  have  for  you. 

May  every  success  attend  your  future  endeavors  and  may  the  spirit  of  the  One 
Hundred  and  Thirteenth  guard  your  every  undertaking. 

(Signed)  ALBERT  L.  COX, 

Colonel,  113th  Field  Artillery. 
2.     This  order  will  be  read  to  each  unit  at  its  last  assembly. 
By  order  of  Colonel  Cox: 

(Robert  P.  Beaman) 
Captain,  113th.  F.  A. 
Adjutant. 

With  the  last  formalities  duly  attended  to,  the  last  bit  of  red  tape 
adjusted,  and  hasty  good-byes  spoken,  the  men  of  the  regiment  turned 
their  faces  homeward,  and  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery 
ceased  to  exist,  save  in  the  hearts  and  memories  of  the  splendid  body  of 
men  who  had  made  it  a  great  fighting  machine,  a  resourceful,  courageous 
organization.  Viewed  from  any  angle,  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth 
Field  Artillery  was  a  great  regiment,  self-reliant  and  dependable  because 
it  was  an  aggregation  of  self-reliant  and  dependable  men.  No  matter  how 
trying  the  situation,  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  always  stood 
squarely  and  firmly  on  its  own  feet,  was  always  able  to  take  care  of  itself 
and  lend  a  helping  hand  to  less  hardy  outfits.  It  bore  no  stain  upon  its 
record.  There  were  no  reprimands  from  high  authority,  no  complaints, 
no  criticisms  to  be  explained  away.    It  was  a  regiment  of  no  regrets. 

The  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  was  seventy-eight 
days  at  the  front.  Eleven  days  of  this  time  was  spent  in  hiking  from 
one  sector  to  another.  At  no  time,  after  August  23,  1918,  up  to  Armistice 
Day,  was  the  regiment  out  of  range  of  German  artillery.  The  time  spent 
in  moving  from  one  sector  to  another  may  well  be  counted  active  front 
line  service,  for  the  movement  in  every  case  skirted  the  American  front 
lines. 

The  regiment  has  the  unique  distinction  of  having  served  longer  at  the 
front  that  any  other  North  Carolina  organization.  The  War  Department 
officially  credits  the  30th  Division  with  fifty-six  days  of  service  in  active 
sectors.  Deducting  the  eleven  days  in  which  it  was  on  the  march  and 
during  which  no  firing  was  done,  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  was 


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occupying  active  sectors  and  actually  firing  sixty-seven  days,  or  eleven 
days  longer  than  the  infantry  units  of  the  30th  Division.  Only  two  divi- 
sions, the  First  and  the  Third,  are  officially  credited  with  longer  service 
in  active  sectors  than  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  experienced.  Two 
divisions,  the  Second  and  the  77th,  fall  one  day  under  the  One  Hundred 
and  Thirteenth's  record,  each  being  credited  with  sixty-six  days. 

As  has  already  been  stated,  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  served 
in  all  three  of  the  American  armies,  the  First,  the  Second  and  the  Third, 
and  in  the  First,  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh  and  Ninth  American 
Army  Corps.  Five  of  the  six  divisions  with  which  the  regiment  served 
are  credited  with  making  advances  of  thirty  kilometers  or  more  against 
enemy  resistance.  Two  of  the  divisions  it  supported,  the  89th  and  the 
33d,  stand  third  and  fourth  among  the  combat  divisions  of  the  A.  E.  F. 
in  the  number  of  German  prisoners  captured.  The  30th  Division  was 
fifth.  Two  other  divisions  that  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  supported, 
the  37th  and  the  32d,  also  stand  high  among  the  fighting  divisions  in  the 
taking  of  prisoners.  The  regiment  was  always  fortunate  in  the  divisions 
to  which  it  was  assigned  and  can  always  be  "proud  of  the  company  it 
kept"  in  the  World  War. 


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Volume  I. 


At  Sea,  March  17,  1919. 


Number  5 


THE  ARMY  AND  NAVY   DIARY  OF  A  ROOKIE    THE  SANTA  TERESA 


The  two  great  war  machines  of 
our  country  are  the  Army  and  the 
Navy.  In  the  event  of  war,  each 
must  work  harmoniously  with  the 
other  to  attain  the  desired  end — 
VICTORY.  As  in  a  football  game. 
a  hole  must  be  made  for  the  man 
carrying  the  ball  and,  depending 
on  the  nature  of  the  war,  the 
Army  and  Navy  vary  as  to  who 
shall  play  on  the  line  and  who 
shall  carry  the  ball. 

Though  not  of  a  spectacular 
nature,  the  work  of  the  Navy  dur- 
ing the  past  war  was  of  vital 
necessity  to  the  country  at  home 
and  to  the  Army  abroad.  A  Ger- 
man naval  yietory  was  her  great- 
est hope  and  surest  salvation  for 
a  successful  outcome  in  the  war. 

Thirty  days  after  the  declaration 
of  war  the  American  destroyer 
flotilla  arrived  at  Queenstown,  Ire- 
land, and  immediately  took  up 
their  work  of  submarine  patrol 
and  convoy  protection  with  the 
cry,  "We  are  ready."  Later  a 
squadron  of  five  of  our  biggest 
and  best  battleships  joined  the 
English  Grand  Fleet  and  "carried 
on"  with  the  British  until  the 
grand  German  surrender.  Amer- 
ican submarines  were  sent  across 
to  assist  in  German  submarine 
hunting.  In  the  North  Sea  the 
Navy  working  in  conjunction  with 
the  English  succeeded  in  the  estab- 
lishment of  an  immense  mine  bar- 
rage which  barred  so  far  as  pos- 
sible, the  egress  of  German  Bub- 
marines  from  their  bases.  The 
Naval  Air  Force  co-operated  suc- 
cessfully with  the  British  and  the 
French  in  maintaining  a  coast 
patrol  and  established  at  Calais 
one  of  the  finest  air  bases  in 
Europe.  A  blue  jacket  battery  of 
heavy  naval  guns  sent  to  the 
Western  Front  helped  along  the 
great  cause. 

The  question  of  transporting 
troops  and  supplies  abroad  became 
an  important  one  for  the  Navy. 
The  Cruiser  and  Transport  Foroe 
under  the   command   of   Vice-Ad- 

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March  14. — I  been  readin  a  book 
that  tells  how  the  Greeks  had  gods 
for  everything  an  its  says  a  feller 
named  Neptune  controls  the  sea. 
I  reckon  Nep.  mustjve  gone  into 
some  other  business  before  we  left 
port. 

Teresa  tho  is  doing  noble.  No 
wave  is  too  big  for  her  to  bust 
smack  into  but  they  aint  no 
danger  cause  -the  Capn's  said  to 
be  one  of  the  best  in  the  Navy 
and  the  other  officers  is  regular 
fellers  too.  They  sure  are  treatin 
us  like  passengers  'stead  of  just 
soldiers.  They  feed  us  big  and 
they  aint  mentioned  mutton  nor 
O.  D.  gravy  yet  an'  they  don*t  tell 
us  we  can't  stand  near  the  rail 
an'  they  let  us  go  all  over  the  ship 
like  we  are  human  an'  not  just 
fellers  that's  been  fightin'  for  their 
country.  If  we  was  treated  better 
we'd  think  we  was  mustard  out. 
And  the  Cap'n's  got  guts  too. 
Them  frogB  at  St.  Nazaire  wanted 
us  to  wait  for  a  French  pilot  like 
we  used  to  do  three  days  travelin 
on  their  railroads.  The  Cap'n  up 
and  says, — "You  get  that  pilot 
here  by  nine  o'clock  and  don't 
send  him  at  half  past  cause  he 
won't  be  able  to  jump  that  far 
out."  "No  compree,"  says  they. 
The  Cap'n  tells  'em  how  the  Dec- 
laration of  Independence  sounds 
in  French  and  sticks  'em  with 
Woodrow's  14  points.  They  sends 
right  around  to  the  Cafe  du  Com- 
merce and  gets  their  best  pilot 
that  is  gettin  another  schooner 
cross  the  bar,  an  he  toot  sweets  it 
over  and  starts  puttin  out  like  a 
little   man. 

There's  been  some  nights  the 
Cap'n  aint  been  to  bed  at  all, 
being  he  had  to  sit  with  Teresa 
when  she  was  took  with  the 
heaves.    But  ha  seen  her  thru. 

The  crew  is  all  nice  fellers  an 
they  dont  charge  us  two-thirds  of 
two  months  pay  for  cantine  stuff 
like  the  Britishers  did  when  we 
went  across.     Top  o'  the  wave  to 

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Built  at  Cramp's  Ship  Yard, 
Philadelphia.  Originally  designed 
for  a  fruit  boat,  Grace  Line,  but 
taken  over  for  transport.  Launched 
July  4,  1918,  completed  and  ac- 
cepted by  government  November 
17,  1918,  commissioned  following 
day  under  present  commander. 
Santa  Teresa  has  made  two  trips 
to  Bordeaux  and  one  to  St.  Na- 
zaire, average  time  for  round  trip 
26  days.     Santa  Teresa  is  375  feet 

9  inches  over  all,  beam  51  feet  9 
inches  ;  gross  tonnage  5102  ;  net 
tonnage  2971  but  as  arranged  for 
transport  service  about  500  and 
she  carries  900  tons  ballast.  Loaded 
she  draws  24  feet,  but  the  maxi- 
mum  recorded  to   date  is   22   feet 

10  inches.  She  is  a  single  screw, 
oil  burner,  carrying  a  2500  H.  P. 
engine ;  average  daily  oil  con- 
sumption 40-42  tons,  average 
speed  13  1-2  knots  per  hour,  max- 
imum speed  14  knots.  Fuel  oil 
storage  capacity  of  1352  tons.  The 
Santa  Teresa  has  cold  storage 
capacity  of  75  tons  where  suffi- 
cient perishable  provisions  can  be 
stored  for  a  round  trip.  Fresh 
water  storage  capacity  706  tons. 
Equipped  with  a  2  k.  w.  radio  set 
of  700  miles  sending  capacity. 
Carried  1  4-inch,  1  5-inch,  2  1- 
pounder  guns,  2  Lewis  machine 
guns  and  small  arms.  Also  otter 
gear  for  mine  sweeping. 

At  present  the  Santa  Teresa  has 
troop  accommodation  for  1826  men 
and  70  officers.  Her  own  crew 
consists  of  22  officers  and  211  men. 


NAUGHTYCAL   FACTS 
Total  number  miles  St. 
Nazaire-New  York.. 3250 

Total  miles  covered  to 
noon,  March  16 2713 

Total  miles  covered 
from  noon,  March  15 
to  noon,  March  16...   293 


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HEADQUARTERS   COMPANY 

Headquarters  Company  claimed  Raleigh  as  its  home  town  but  in 
reality  its  home  was  all  North  Carolina.  Every  part  of  the  State  was 
represented  in  Headquarters  Company. 
When  it  was  announced  that  the  com- 
pany was  ready  to  receive  members, 
and  this  was  along  about  July  1,  1917, 
good  men  came  running  to  get  in.  The 
original  roster  of  the  company  carried 
the  names  of  many  of  the  finest  young 
men  in  the  State  and  a  very  large 
number  of  them  later  became  officers 
in  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth 
and  in  other  outfits. 

The  first  commanding  officer  of 
Headquarters  Company  was  Captain 
Rufus  M.  Johnston  of  Charlotte,  a  suc- 
cessful infantry  officer,  who  did  fine 
work  in  getting  the  company  in  shape 
for  its  trying  experiences  in  train- 
ing camp  and  elsewhere.  The  com- 
pany felt  the  beneficial  effect  of  this 
training  and  discipline  throughout  its 
whole  career  and  there  was  universal 
regret  when  he  resigned  and  left 
the    regiment    just    before    it    left    Camp    Mills    for    duty    overseas. 

Lieutenant  William  P.  Whittaker  was  the  company's  first  lieutenant. 
When  the  company  was  organized,  only  one  lieutenant  was  allowed  for 
a  Headquarters  Company,  and  to  Lieutenant  Whittaker  fell  the  honor  of 
being  "it."  During  the  regiment's  history,  Lieutenant  Whittaker  filled 
every  position  that  a  first  lieutenant  could  fill  and  served  in  practically 
every  organization  of  the  regiment.  He  is  famous  for  his  work  as  "canteen 
officer"  of  the  regiment,  in  which  role  he  displayed  great  ability  as  a 
merchant  and  kept  the  various  battery  and  company  funds  fat  with 
dividends.  Later  he  was  regimental  gas  officer  and  won  high  praise 
from  the  gas  officer  of  the  33d  Division  for  his  work  in  the  Woevre  sector. 

Shortly  after  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  arrived  at  Camp  Sevier 
there  were  changes  in  the  Tables  of  Organization  that  provided  for  four- 
teen lieutenants  in  Headquarters  Company  and  life  thereafter  was  just 
one  shave-tail  after  another.  It  was  a  bright  Headquarters  lad  who 
knew  all  of  his  lieutenants.  A  very  large  majority  of  the  officers  of  the 
regiment  below  the  rank  of  captain  at  one  time  or  another  saw  service 
in  Headquarters  Company. 


Captain  Erskine  E.  Boyce,  Commanding 
Headquarters    Company. 


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Headquarters  Company. 


When  the  regiment  reached  the  front  in  August,  1918,  Captain  Gustaf 
R.  Westfeldt,  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  was  its  commanding  officer.  When 
the  St.  Mihiel  drive  started  he  was  made  regimental  adjutant  and  opera- 
tions officer  and  Captain  Erskine  E.  Boyce,  the  regimental  adjutant,  suc- 
ceeded him.  Captain  Boyce  remained  with  the  company  until  it  was 
mustered  out. 

Next  to  being  regimental  supply  officer,  the  hardest  job  in  any  regi- 
ment is  that  of  captain  of  a  headquarters  company.  A  headquarters  com- 
pany in  an  artillery  regiment  is  split  into  three  sections.  One  of  these 
is  the  regimental  headquarters  detachment,  under  the  eagle  eye  of  the 
colonel  and  his  adjutant  and  two  other  detachments,  one  for  each  major. 
Equipment  of  all  kinds,  supplies  and  food,  must  be  split  equally  and 
impartially  among  the  three  and  usually  three  separate  messes  must  be 
operated,  all  on  the  slender  allowance  provided,  and  everybody  who  has 
had  experience  in  trying  to  make  the  allowance  suffice  with  only  one  com- 
pany mess,  can  imagine  how  difficult  it  is.  Truly,  the  life  of  the  C.  0.  of  a 
headquarters  company  is  fraught  with  trouble ! 

Headquarters  Company  was  always  equal  to  the  many  demands  made 
upon  it.     It  was  always  able  to  furnish  well-qualified  experts  in  radio, 


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Headquarters  Company. 

telephone,  visual  signaling,  and  all  other  departments  needed  in  modern 
warfare.  Its  members  never  shirked  a  duty  and  its  commanding  officer, 
Captain  Erskine  E.  Boyce,  won  a  citation  for  bravery  in  action  in  the 
Argonne. 

The  company  had  one  man,  Private  James  W.  Pittman,  killed  in  the 
Argonne,  two  wounded  and  nine  gassed. 


BATTERY   A 

By  Capt.  Beverly  S.  Royster,  Jr. 

Battery  A  was  recruited  from  the  town  of  New  Bern  and  vicinity 
and  was  drafted  into  Federal  service  on  July  25,  1917.  In  training  at 
Camp  Sevier,  S.  C,  from  September  16,  1917  to  May  18,  1918,  entraining 
on  the  latter  date  for  Camp  Mills,  N.  Y.  Sailed  on  the  British  S.  S.  Armagh 
on  May  27,  1918  for  service  overseas  and  arrived  at  Liverpool  on  June 
7th;  thence,  by  slow  stages,  the  battery  journeyed  to  Camp  de  Coetquidan, 
near  Guer,  in  the  province  of  Morbihan,  France,  arriving  on  June  15,  1918, 


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Battery  A. 


where  it  remained  until  August  23,  1918,  when  it  went  to  the  front  near 
Toul  with  the  remainder  of  the  regiment. 

Battery  A  first  went  into  position  on  the  road  between  Berniecourt 
and  Beaumont  and  fired  its  first  shot  at  the  enemy  on  September  1,  1918. 
The  battery  remained  in  position  three  days,  and  three  days  later  returned 
for  two  more  days  of  action,  returning  to  the  regimental  echelon  on 
September  8th. 

On  September  10,  1918  moved  to  forward  positions — co-ordinates 
362.530-231.937 — from  which  it  started  firing  in  the  St.  Mihiel  drive  on 
the  morning  of  September  12th.  At  4 :  30  p.  m.  on  the  same  day  the  battery 
was  ordered  forward  and  spent  the  night  of  the  12th  in  the  Bois  de  Beau 
Villon.  On  September  13th  the  battery  resumed  march  and  took  up  posi- 
tions close  to  the  infantry  just  went  of  Thiacourt  at  about  3:30  in  the 
afternoon,  where  it  remained  under  constant  shell-fire  until  8:00  p.  m. 
on  September  14th,  when  it  moved  out  with  the  rest  of  the  regiment  on 
the  first  stage  of  the  long  hike  to  the  Foret  de  Argonne.  The  roads  over 
which  the  battery  moved  that  night  were  subjected  to  heavy  shelling, 
much  of  it  phosgene  gas. 

On  September  24,  1918  the  battery  went  into  position  in  the  Bois 


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Battery  A. 


de  Esnes,  in  preparation  for  the  opening  of  the  Meuse-Argonne  offensive, 
which  opened  on  the  morning  of  September  26th.  The  battery  began 
operations  at  one  o'clock  with  harassing  fire,  starting  the  rolling  barrage 
at  4:15.  Just  after  noon  on  September  26th  the  battery  was  ordered  for- 
ward. The  night  of  the  26th  was  spent  in  the  Bois  de  Avocourt  and  on 
the  27th  the  battery  went  into  position  in  the  northern  edge  of  the  Bois 
de  Montfaucon,  from  which  position  it  fired  for  two  days.  The  march 
forward  had  been  made  under  the  worst  possible  conditions,  over  roads 
that  were  next  to  impassable  and  with  the  rain  falling  steadily.  The  bat- 
tery lost  many  of  its  horses  in  this  movement. 

On  September  29th  the  battery  went  forward  as  part  of  the  First 
Battalion  to  positions  near  Ivoiry,  on  the  Montfaucon-Ivoiry  road,  where 
it  experienced  the  hardest  fighting  of  its  career.  With  the  remainder  of 
the  battalion  it  was  in  position  here  eight  days,  four  days  of  which  the 
battalion  was  the  sole  support  of  a  regiment  of  infantry.  At  one  time 
German  artillery  fire  became  so  heavy  over  the  whole  area  around  the 
battalion  that  the  infantry  and  machine-gun  outfits  holding  the  front 
were  forced  to  retire  to  cover  behind  the  artillery.  Major  General  Farns- 
worth,  commanding  the  37th  Division,  visited  the  battalion  in  person  and 


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directed  that  a  lookout  be  stationed  on  the  crest  of  the  ridge  in  front  of 

the  battalion  to  watch  for  the  first  wave  of  the  German  attack,  so  that 

the   75's  might  be   dragged  up  and 
direct  fire  poured  into  their  ranks. 

The  battery  did  much  effective 
firing  from  its  position  here.  Ob- 
servers with  the  infantry  reported 
many  times  that  the  battery's  fire  on 
enemy  batteries,  working  parties,  and 
road  traffic  was  very  effective. 

On  the  night  of  October  6th  the 
battery  was  withdrawn  from  the  Ar- 
gonne  and  it  next  went  into  position 
about  1,000  metres  northeast  of  Dom- 
martin  on  October  11th.  It  was 
taken  to  this  new  position  in  trucks, 
as  all  but  thirty-two  of  its  horses 
were  dead.  It  engaged  in  all  of  the 
operations  of  the  79th  and  33d  Divi- 
sions on  that  part  of  the  Woevre  sec- 
tor up  to  November  11,  1918.  On  No- 
vember 6th  the  battery  was  heavily 
gassed  but  owing  to  the  fact  that  it 
had  to  fire  a  barrage  for  the  infantry, 

the  battery  could  not  evacuate  its  position  and  there  were  sixteen  gas 

casualties. 

Battery  A  was  always  in  the  thick  of  the  fighting.     It  did  its  share, 

and  more,  of  "accompanying  battery"  duty  and  it  is  the  battery's  proud 

boast  that  in  its  seventy-eight  days  at  the  front,  it  never  fired  over  the 

heads  of  any  other  artillery  unit. 


Captain  Beverly  S.  Royster,  Jr.,  Command- 
ing Battery  A. 


BATTERY   B 

By  Capt.  Wiley  C.  Rodman. 


This  battery  was  organized  at  Washington,  N.  O,  during  the  month 
of  June,  1917,  and  was  composed  largely  of  boys  under  twenty-one  from 
the  counties  of  Beaufort,  Washington,  Pitt,  Pamlico,  and  Hyde,  with  a 
few  from  other  counties  and  some  from  other  States.  The  organization 
was  accepted  by  the  Government  as  of  July  20th,  and  was  formally  mus- 
tered into  the  service  on  the  25th  day  of  July,  1917. 

It  remained  in  Washington,  N.  C,  from  that  time  until  its  departure 
for  Camp  Sevier,  S.  C,  in  September  and  during  its  stay  in  Washington 
was  quartered  in  a  building  on  Market  Street,  known  as  the  Armory. 


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During  its  stay  in  Washington  the  organization  was  given  primary 
instruction  in  infantry  drill,  partially  uniformed  by  the  Government  and 
entirely  inoculated  for  all  the  ills  that 
flesh  is  supposed  to  be  heir  to. 

It  was  the  recipient  of  many 
favors  and  gifts  from  the  city  and 
county,  the  citizens  individually  and 
the  local  societies  for  aiding  the  sol- 
diers which  had  already  sprung  into 
existence  and  activity.  Among  the 
gifts  was  a  Victrola,  a  pet  coon  and  a 
Battery  Flag  which  was  carried  by  it 
throughout  the  war,  and  has  been  re- 
turned by  it  to  the  city  of  Washington 
as  a  gift. 

Early  in  September  the  battery 
received  its  first  pay  from  "Uncle 
Sam,"  squared  up  the  many  debts 
which  had  accumulated  during  July 
and  August,  to  the  great  satisfaction 
of  all  concerned,  and  shortly  thereafter 
departed  for  a  long  and  tedious  so- 
journ, but  notwithstanding  a  happy 
one,  in  the  State  of  South  Carolina. 


Captain  Wiley  C.  Rodman,  Commanding 
Battery  B.     Acting  Adjutant  First  Bat- 
talion prior  to  demobilization. 


The  officers  of  the  battery  at  this  time  were : 

Wiley  C.  Rodman,  Captain;  Enoch  S.  Simmons,  First  Lieutenant;  William  E. 
Baugham,  First  Lieutenant;  George  S.  Dixon  and  Robert  H.  Lawrence,  Second  Lieu- 
tenants. 


Up  to  the  time  of  the  departure  from  Washington  for  Camp  Sevier 
there  had  been  210  men  recruited  for  the  battery,  and  of  these  there 
were  178  actually  carried  to  the  camp — the  remainder  having  been  dis- 
charged for  various  reasons.  At  Camp  Sevier  the  battery  was  consolidated 
with  the  other  batteries  comprising  the  regiment  and  as  a  battery  did  the 
work  assigned  to  it  during  the  stay  there.  With  the  regiment  it  departed 
for  overseas  service  and  arrived  in  England  at  Liverpool  on  the  7th  day  of 
June,  1918.  It  arrived  at  Le  Havre,  France,  on  the  13th  of  June,  and  from 
there  proceeded  to  Coetquidan,  France,  where  it  underwent  the  hardest 
kind  of  training  until  the  23d  of  August. 

At  this  camp  it  was  equipped  for  the  first  time  with  the  French  75's 
and  two  Hotchkiss  machine  guns. 

The  battery  arrived  at  Toul  on  the  26th  of  August  and  was  imme- 
diately marched  to  the  regimental  echelon  in  the  "Foret  de  la  Reine."  It 
took  part  in  the  St.  Mihiel  offensive,  having  three  men  wounded  at  Thia- 


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Battery  B. 


court,  and  from  there  marched  with  the  regiment  to  its  position  for  the 
Argonne  offensive. 

In  this  latter,  in  front  of  Montfaucon,  it  had  two  men  killed  and  several 
wounded  and  gassed. 

The  battery  took  part  in  all  the  battles  in  which  the  regiment  was 
engaged,  and  in  front  of  Montfaucon  it,  with  Battery  A,  was  nearer  to 
the  German  lines  than  any  other  batteries  in  the  brigade  of  which  it  formed 
a  part.  After  withdrawing  from  the  Argonne  it  was  sent  with  the  regi- 
ment to  the  Meuse  Plains,  and  while  occupying  positions  in  this  sector  it 
was  for  thirteen  days  stationed  at  a  little  abandoned  French  village  called 
Avilliers.  This  position  was  nearer  to  the  German  lines  than  the  posi- 
tion of  any  other  battery  in  the  brigade,  and  during  this  period  it  was 
constantly  under  observation  from  hostile  air  planes  and  was  subjected 
to  daily  shelling  by  the  enemy  without  being  allowed  to  return  the  fire. 
It  was  the  most  dangerous  position  occupied  by  the  battery  during  the 
entire  war,  and  while  no  one  was  killed  there  the  escapes  were  more  than 
fortunate. 

On  the  night  that  orders  had  been  given  to  retire,  the  infantry  got 
out  first  and  for  three  hours  this  battery  was  the  front  line  of  the  army 


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at  this  place.  The  Germans  in  some  way  got  wind  of  this  and  just  as 
the  battery  was  withdrawing  subjected  the  position  to  the  heaviest  shelling 
which  it  underwent  during  the  war. 

The  signing  of  the  Armistice  found  the  battery  in  position  on  the 
heights  above  the  Meuse  Plains  and  here  it  remained  until  the  7th  of 
December,  when  it  took  up  the  march  with  the  regiment  for  Luxemburg 
and  the  shore  of  the  Moselle  River.  The  battery  proceeded  with  the  regi- 
ment on  its  various  marches  and  returned  with  it  to  Le  Mans,  France,  and 
thence  to  America  and  was  mustered  out  at  Camp  Jackson,  South  Carolina, 
on  the  28th  of  March,  1919. 

The  members  of  the  battery  who  were  originally  from  Beaufort  and 
surrounding  counties  proceeded  to  Washington,  N.  C,  as  an  organization 
and  there  received  from  the  assembled  citizens  of  the  entire  surrounding 
country  the  greatest  "welcome  home  reception"  that  Washington  had  ever 
witnessed.  The  Victory  Arch  erected  by  the  citizens  stands  today  as  a 
beautiful  tribute  to  commemorate  the  battles  in  which  the  battery  partici- 
pated and  as  a  monument  to  the  fallen  heroes  from  the  county  of  Beaufort. 

Of  the  original  178  men  who  had  departed  with  the  battery  only  110 
returned  to  enjoy  the  celebration,  as  some  had  given  up  their  lives,  some 


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had  been  transferred  to  other  organi- 
zations and  many  had  been  discharged 
for  various  reasons. 

The  battery  had  from  time  to  time 
been  supplied  with  replacements  from 
different  sections  of  the  State,  United 
States  and  the  world  at  large,  and 
generally  it  might  well  have  been  called 
a  cosmopolitan  organization. 

Too  much  credit  cannot  be  given 
to  these  replacements,  so  called,  and 
some  of  the  best  men  in  the  battery 
were  thus  secured. 

The  officers  who  served  with  the 
battery  during  its  period  of  service 
were  as  follows : 

Captains:   Rodman  and  McLendon. 

Lieutenants:  Simmons,  Baugham,  Dixon, 
Lawrence,  Meares,  Harrison,  Ashcraft, 
Moore,  Covington,  Beaman,  Roberts,  Wood, 
Taylor,  Boswell,  Crenshaw,  Adler,  McKinnon, 
Hand,  Hedden,  Suplee. 
;   Hand,  LeRoy  C. ;   Blount,  Wm.  A.  Jr.,  and 

Ramsey,  Claude  S. ;  and  Goldsmith,  Clarence 


First  Lieutenant  LeRoy  C.  Hand,  of  Battery 
B.     He  commanded  the  battery  while  Cap- 
tain Rodman  was  serving  as  adjutant  of  the 
First  Battalion. 

First  Sergeants:  Gardner,  Loris  W. 
Latham,  Jesse  H. 

Battery  Clerks:  Ausbon,  Clarence  S. 
D. 

The  following  deaths  occurred : 
Pvt.  Geo.  H.  Frady — Killed  in  action  near  Montfaucon. 
Corp.  Glenn  S.  Cowgill — Killed  in  action  near  Montfaucon. 
Pvt.  Julius  L.  Tetterton — Killed  in  action  in  the  Woevre. 
Pvt.  Robert  H.  Gattis — Died  from  pneumonia,  Le  Mans. 

The  battery  had  fifty  horses  killed  by  shell-fire. 

During  the  time  that  the  battery  was  engaged  in  action  with  the  enemy 
the  following  officers  served  with  it : 

Captain  Wiley  C.  Rodman;  First  Lieutenant  Charles  H.  Wood;  Second  Lieutenant 
William  C.  Adler  and  Second  Lieutenant  Ernest  M.  Hedden. 

The  battery  was  joined  a  few  days  before  the  signing  of  the  Armistice 
by  Lieutenant  Irwin  Suplee. 


BATTERY   G 

By  Major  L.  P.  McLendon 

Battery  C,  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  was 
recruited  in  the  counties  of  Durham,  Orange,  Chatham  and  Person.  In 
addition  there  were  five  members  of  the  battery  who  came  from  other  sec- 
tions of  North  Carolina.    When  the  battery  arrived  at  Camp  Sevier,  Sep- 


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Captain  Richard  D.  Dixon,  Commanding 
Battery  C. 


tember  16,  1917,  we  had  191  en- 
listed men  and  four  officers,  the  officers 
being  L.  P.  McLendon,  of  Durham, 
captain ;  S.  M.  Gattis,  Jr.,  of  Hillsboro, 
and  F.  L.  Fuller,  Jr.,  of  Durham,  first 
lieutenants,  and  T.  J.  Craig,  of  South 
Carolina,  second  lieutenant.  All  of  the 
men  who  originally  enlisted  with  the 
battery  were  lucky  enough  to  remain 
with  it  and  be  discharged  from  it  in 
March,  1919,  except  the  three  lieuten- 
ants and  thirty-five  enlisted  men.  The 
battery  only  lost  two  men  by  death 
during  its  period  of  service.  They 
were  Stable  Sergeant  Willie  H.  Sims, 
of  Durham,  who  died  in  January,  1918, 
of  meningitis  and  was  the  first  man 
from  Durham  County  to  die  during 
the  war.  The  other  was  Sergeant 
Charles  B.  Wills,  of  Chapel  Hill,  who 
died  on  Christmas  Day,  1918,  while  the 
regiment  was  in  Luxemburg  with  the  Army  of  Occupation.  Both  of  these 
men  were  splendid  soldiers  and  their  loss  was  deeply  felt  by  their  comrades. 

Of  the  original  personnel  there  were  only  five  or  six  who  had  had 
previous  military  training  and  consequently  we  had  to  learn  the  game  from 
the  beginning.  No  officer  ever  commanded  a  more  willing  battery.  Their 
enthusiasm  for  work  and  their  desire  to  learn  and  their  ambition  to  excel 
was  marvelous  and  was  commented  upon  by  every  officer  who  served 
with  the  battery.  Even  during  the  two  months  we  were  in  Durham,  with- 
out uniforms  or  other  equipment  and  with  little  incentive  to  work  they 
could  not  be  drilled  enough  or  taught  enough.  This  spirit  characterized 
the  battery  throughout  its  period  of  service.  Individually  they  felt  a  great 
deal  of  pride  in  the  battery  and  in  its  performances,  and  were  always 
loyal  to  the  point  of  fighting  any  man  who  cast  a  reflection  on  their  battery. 
They  were  never  happier  than  when  in  competition  with  some  other 
organization.  To  this  spirit  of  loyalty  and  esprit  de  corps  I  attribute  what- 
ever success  we  attained  in  France  during  our  period  of  service  at  the  front. 

I  am  sure  there  never  was  an  organization  in  the  American  army 
which  had  a  better  time  in  the  performance  of  our  daily  routine  of  duties, 
in  our  triumphs,  in  our  hardships  and  misfortunes.  Private  "Red"  Hern- 
don  illustrated  the  good-natured  spirit  they  maintained  on  all  occasions. 
He  was  detailed  to  the  incinerator  at  Camp  Sevier  for  missing  reveille.  In 
those  days  the  incinerator  consisted  of  a  hole  in  the  ground,  very  full  of 
water  and  "slops"  from  the  kitchen,  and  the  duties  of  the  detail  consisted 
in  keeping  a  fire  going  to  burn  this  water  and  refuse.    A  lieutenant-colonel 


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Battery  C. 

of  the  Medical  Corps  was  making  an  inspection  of  the  sanitary  conditions 
of  the  camp  in  company  with  Colonel  Cox.  When  they  arrived  at  Battery 
C's  incinerator  they  found  "Red"  leaning  on  a  rake  with  one  end  of  it  in 
the  incinerator,  the  dirtiest  and  blackest  soldier  ever  seen.  The  inspector 
said:  "Young  man,  are  you  detailed  in  charge  of  this  incinerator?"  "Red" 
pushed  his  rake  through  the  mixture  of  fire  and  water  and  without  looking 
up  replied:  "Yes,  sir."  "Well,"  answered  the  inspector,  "you  will  have  to 
build  a  bigger  fire  than  that  to  burn  up  that  water."  I  never  heard  of 
burning  water  before  I  got  in  the  army,"  said  "Red."  "Maybe  not,"  replied 
the  inspector,  "but,  young  man,  you  have  got  a  lot  to  learn  in  the  army." 
"You  are  damn  tooting,"  was  Red's  answer.  This  answer  fittingly 
describes  the  willingness  of  the  men  to  admit  the  necessity  of  learning 
the  game.  This  enthusiasm  and  loyalty  never  waned,  but,  on  the  contrary, 
seemed  to  increase  when  we  arrived  in  France  and  were  fully  equipped  for 
the  first  time.  The  men  gave  the  finest  demonstration  of  their  knowledge, 
their  loyalty  and  devotion  to  duty  on  the  night  of  the  opening  of  the  St. 
Mihiel  Battle.  We  had  just  lost  all  of  our  officers  by  transfer  except  myself. 
Two  lieutenants  had  been  assigned  to  the  battery,  but  one  of  these  was 
absent,  sick,  and  the  other  one  was  scarcely  known  to  half  of  the  battery. 


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Battery  C. 

No  one  will  ever  forget  that  night  of  rain  and  mud  and  darkness.  We  had 
to  carry  much  of  our  ammunition  by  hand  over  quite  a  distance  because 
the  mud  had  made  it  impossible  to  unload  the  caissons  at  the  guns.  On 
the  afternoon  of  the  12th  I  called  the  chiefs  of  sections  to  me  and  told  them : 

"The  battle  begins  at  midnight.  We  must  not  miss  a  shot.  Put  every 
man  to  work  and  be  sure  you  keep  plenty  of  ammunition  on  hand." 

About  eleven  o'clock  that  night  Bugler  Carl  Churchill,  who  was  on 
duty  as  a  runner,  reported  to  me  and  asked  if  I  had  anything  for  him  to  do. 
I  told  him  that  I  did  not,  but  that  I  wanted  him  to  go  to  sleep  and  rest 
so  that  he  would  be  able  to  act  as  runner  the  next  day  on  our  advance. 
He  disappeared  without  comment.  The  next  morning  at  daylight  he  was 
one  of  the  first  men  I  saw,  wet  from  head  to  foot,  covered  with  mud, 
marching  back  and  forth  to  the  guns  with  his  arms  full  of  shells !  Every 
man  had  worked  that  night,  taking  turn  about,  irrespective  of  his  rank, 
serving  the  guns  and  carrying  ammunition.  After  that  experience  I  knew 
those  men  were  equal  to  any  emergency. 

It  was  during  the  battle  of  St.  Mihiel  that  we  suffered  our  first  cas- 
ualties. At  Thiacourt,  on  September  14th,  Private  Percy  Parrish,  a  tele- 
phone operator,  and  Sergeant  Barbour,  signal  sergeant,  were  both  seriously 


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wounded  by  the  same  shell.  Parrish  was  hit  in  the  temple  and  knocked 
unconscious.  Barbour,  who  was  wounded  in  the  back  and  bleeding  pro- 
fusely, picked  up  Parrish  and  yelled  to  another  operator : 

"Hey,  Massey,  bring  a  'phone  here.     This  one  is  shot  all  to  pieces." 

Later  on  Sergeant  Barbour  became  well  enough  to  leave  the  hospital, 
and  while  trying  to  rejoin  our  regiment  was  badly  wounded  and  gassed  in 
the  Meuse-Argonne  battle. 

While  our  regiment  was  participating  in  the  Meuse-Argonne  offensive, 
our  battery  had  several  men  wounded  and  on  each  occasion  they  displayed 
the  greatest  reluctance  to  leave  the  battery.  On  the  6th  of  October,  in 
company  with  some  of  the  signal  detail,  I  was  coming  back  to  the  battery 
from  the  observation  station  on  top  of  the  hill  at  Montfaucon.  We  met 
Private  Walter  De  Brock,  of  Kansas,  who  had  been  sent  to  the  battery  as 
a  replacement  several  months  before.  His  left  arm  was  hanging  loosely 
and  the  blood  streaming  from  his  finger  tips.  As  we  drew  near  to  him  I 
noticed  that  he  was  crying  and  I  said :  "What  is  the  matter,  De  Brock,  are 
you  wounded  ?"  His  answer  was :  "Yes,  captain,  I  am  wounded  but  that  is 
not  why  I  am  crying.    I  am  crying  because  I  got  to  leave  these  boys." 

I  made  him  sit  down  and  while  I  was  bandaging  his  arm  he  told  me 
that  he  never  knew  a  single  man  in  the  battery  before  he  joined  it,  but 
that  he  loved  every  one  of  them  then,  and  he  knew  if  he  went  to  a  hospital 
he  would  never  see  us  again.  No  greater  tribute  can  be  paid  to  the  bat- 
tery than  that,  coming  from  one  who  lived  in  a  different  state  and  had  been 
with  us  only  a  comparatively  short  time.  His  prediction  was  true — we 
never  saw  him  again. 

It  is  very  unfair  to  mention  any  one  man,  but  I  feel  that  the  whole 
battery  would  approve  of  what  I  say  about  Mess  Sergeant  Thompson.  He 
was  thirty-three  years  old  when  he  volunteered  in  1917.  While  the  bat- 
tery was  mobilized  at  Durham  he  attended  church  one  Sunday  in  the 
country  community  where  he  was  reared.  The  preacher,  unfortunately 
for  him,  took  the  opportunity  to  say  some  rather  unpatriotic  and  totally 
untrue  things  about  the  army  and,  as  he  expressed  it,  "the  false  patriotism 
of  the  men  who  were  enlisting."  Thompson  stood  it  as  long  as  he  could 
and  then  arose  and  said: 

"Well,  Mr. ,  I  am  sorry  to  interrupt  you,  but  I  want  to  say  that 

after  the  services  are  over  I  will  have  something  to  say  about  the  army 
and  I  will  be  glad  if  those  who  care  to  hear  me  will  remain." 

It  is  needless  to  say  that  every  man,  woman  and  child,  including  the 
preacher,  stayed  to  hear  Thompson.  He  told  them  that  patriotism  was 
close  kin  to  religion;  that  it  was  a  great  pity  that  our  army  as  a  whole 
and  the  individuals  composing  it  should  be  accused  of  all  sort  of  vice, 
sin  and  false  patriotism ;  that  if  the  soldiers  were  as  mean  as  the  preacher 
said  they  were,  and  the  army  as  bad  a  breeding  place  of  vice  as  he  indi- 
cated, then  it  seemed  to  him  that  the  church's  duty  was  to  try  to  remedy 
the  evil  rather  than  to  keep  men  from  performing  their  patriotic  duty  by 
enlisting;  that  he  was  beyond  the  draft  age;  that  he  was  just  as  good 


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16; 


morally  as  any  man  present  and  that  he  expected  to  come  out  of  the  army 
just  as  good  as  he  was  then;  that  he  knew  many  men  in  his  own  battery 
who  were  just  as  good  Christians  as  could  be  found  anywhere,  and  that  it 
was  nothing  but  slander  to  say  of  the  army  generally  that  it  was  a  breeding 
place  for  vice. 

The  preacher  was  completely  routed  and  later  sought  a  new  flock  to 
shepherd !    And  from  that  day  Thompson  was  a  marked  man  in  our  bat- 
tery.     Everyone     in     the     regiment    : 
knows  that  he  did  live  just  the  life 
that  he   told   about   in  the   country 
church.     He  was  always  clean  and 
true  and  loyal  as  a  soldier,  but  to  him 
duty  to  his   nation  was   paramount 
to  everything  else. 

His  ration  cart  with  his  familiar 
figure  perched  on  it  by  the  side  of 
"Pie"  Grady,  was  known  to  every 
man  in  the  regiment  and  he  has  been 
seen  on  it  at  every  hour  of  the  day 
and  night  on  its  numerous  trips  with 
its  precious  load  of  "grub."  In  the 
Argonne  he  was  put  on  the  wrong 
road  by  a  M.  P.  at  night  and  the  next 
morning  he  found  himself  almost  in 
No  Man's  Land  with  his  ration  cart. 
A  doughboy  yelled  to  him  and  said : 

"What  in  the  H — are  you  doing 
here  with  that  d —  ration  cart?" 

Thompson  replied :  "I  am  looking  for  my  battery."    The  doughboy  said : 

"Well,  you  are  almost  in  No  Man's  Land  and  your  battery  ain't  up 
here  and  you  won't  be  here  long  if  you  don't  look  out." 

Thompson  quietly  asked  for  a  match.  Then  he  lit  his  cigar,  turned 
his  horse  and  cart  around  and  drove  off  across  the  field,  making  the  finest 
target  any  Hun  ever  fired  upon.  "Pie"  Grady  said  that  shells  fell  all 
around  him  and  every  time  one  would  burst  Thompson  would  say : 

"Those  are  our  shells.    They  are  not  going  to  hit  us." 

If  it  were  put  to  a  vote  of  the  regiment  I  honestly  believe  that  Thomp- 
son would  be  nominated  as  the  best  mess  sergeant  in  the  American  army. 

During  our  period  of  service  the  battery  was  commanded  at  intervals 
by  three  captains  and  six  first  lieutenants ;  twenty-two  officers  and  269 
enlisted  men  served  with  the  battery  from  first  to  last.  Three  enlisted 
men  were  commissioned  from  ranks  and  two  received  commissions  from 
training  camps.    Thirteen  in  all  were  wounded. 


Sergeant  Wyatt  T.  Dixon,  Veteran  Battery 

Clerk  of  C  Battery,  the  only  man  in  the 

regiment  to  serve  in  this  capacity  throughout 

the  regiment's  history. 


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§       i«. 


&-      m 


Battery  D. 


BATTERY   D 


Battery  D  was  made  up  of  young  men  from  the  counties  of  Anson  and 
Union.  Both  Wadesboro  and  Monroe  wanted  batteries  but  there  were  not 
enough  to  go  'round  and  these  two  towns  were  told  that  they  could  have 
a  partnership  battery.  It  was  named  the  "Bickett  Battery,"  in  honor 
of  Governor  Thomas  Walter  Bickett,  who  was  born  and  reared  in  Union 
county. 

Kenneth  M.  Hardison,  of  Wadesboro,  was  the  battery's  first  captain 
and  its  last.  He  was  transferred  from  the  battery  while  the  regiment  was 
training  at  Camp  Sevier,  becoming  adjutant  of  the  First  Battalion,  in 
which  position  he  served  throughout  the  war,  and  was  transferred  back 
to  the  battery  before  the  regiment  was  sent  back  to  the  United  States. 
While  at  Camp  Sevier,  the  battery  had  many  changes  of  officers.  When 
orders  finally  came  for  movement  to  Port  of  Embarkation,  Captain  Nugent 
B.  Vairin,  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  was  in  command.  He  had  come  to  the 
regiment  from  the  Artillery  Replacement  Camp  at  Camp  Jackson,  S.  C. 
Captain  Vairin  remained  in  command  throughout  the  period  of  training 
in  France  and  during  the  fighting. 


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The  battery  first  saw  action  near  Beaumont,  where  it  took  over  a 
French  position  and  began  firing.  Here  the  men  got  their  first  dug-out 
experience  and,  incidentally,  their  first  cooties. 

On  September  10,  1918,  the  battery  moved  into  a  new  position  in  the 
open  fields  near  Noviant  and  began  to  get  ready  for  the  St.  Mihiel  drive. 
The  co-ordinates  of  this  position  were :  362.840-230.390.  The  battery  took 
part  in  the  great  bombardment  that  started  at  one  o'clock  on  the  morning 
of  September  12th,  and  in  the  afternoon  of  the  same  day  moved  forward. 
On  the  day  following  the  battery  went  into  position  near  Thiacourt. 

Many  incidents  worthy  of  mention  marked  this  advance  over  what 
had  been  No  Man's  Land  for  so  many  years  and  over  territory  that  for 
four  years  had  been  in  the  hands  of  the  Germans.  It  was  in  the  position 
near  Thiacourt  that  the  battery  took  possession  of  a  captured  German  77, 
in  good  condition  and  with  "beaucoup"  ammunition  stacked  around,  and 
turned  it  against  the  retreating  Huns.  A  sergeant  of  the  battery  took 
charge  of  it  and  did  effective  work  with  it. 

It  was  here  that  the  regiment,  following  fast  on  the  heels  of  the  in- 
fantry, over  roads  that  were  almost  impassable,  had  its  first  serious  trans- 
portation troubles.     The  supply  train  was  blocked  by  incoming  and  out- 


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Captain  Nugent  B.  Vairin,  Jr.,  Com- 
manding Battery  D. 


going  divisions  at  Limey  and  Flirey,  and  rations  became  exceedingly  scarce. 
The  "iron  rations"  that  each  man  is  supposed  to  carry  were  consumed  and 

still  the  regular  supply  of  grub  failed  to 
materialize.  At  Thiacourt  the  battery 
struck  good  luck,  for  the  mess  sergeant 
and  his  helpers  found  an  immense  Ger- 
man garden,  full  of  cabbage,  potatoes 
and  other  vegetables.  Scouting  around 
through  the  woods  other  members  of  the 
battery  captured  many  rabbits  and 
chickens  that  the  Germans  had  left  there 
and  there  was  no  shortage  of  eats  for 
quite  a  long  while.  When  the  supply 
train  finally  broke  through,  it  found  the 
battery  "sitting  on  the  world." 

The  battery  moved  on  the  night  of 
September  14,  1918,  through  Essey  and 
Euvezin  to  Rambecourt,  resting  there 
until  after  dark  on  the  day  following, 
and  was  almost  continually  moving  for  the  seven  nights  that  followed, 
arriving  finally  in  the  edge  of  the  Foret  de  Argonne,  where  it  went  into 
positions  below  Avocourt  for  the  opening  of  the  Meuse-Argonne  offensive. 
This  big  show  began  at  2:30  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  September  26th, 
and  the  battery  was  constantly  engaged  through  the  long,  hard  days  of 
this  great  battle  until  October  7,  1918,  when  the  regiment  was  relieved 
and  sent  by  trucks  to  the  Woevre  sector  to  take  positions  in  support  of 
the  79th  Division. 

On  October  10,  1918,  the  battery  once  more  found  itself  in  position, 
ready  for  action  against  the  Hun.  The  battery's  first  position  in  this 
sector  was  to  the  right  of  Dommartin.  The  battery  changed  positions  four 
times  while  in  this  sector,  finally  returning  to  the  first  position  to  take  part 
in  the  attack  on  St.  Hilaire  on  November  7,  1918,  and  the  attack  on  Marche- 
ville  on  November  10th,  both  of  which  were  successful. 

For  the  remainder  of  its  existence  the  regiment's  history  is  the  history 
of  the  battery  and  that  has  doubtless  been  told  in  detail.  Battery  D  was 
always  a  modest,  unassuming  outfit,  content  to  do  its  duty  without  show 
or  bluster  and  to  appreciate  the  battery's  real  worth  one  had  to  know  it 
intimately  and  well.  Battery  D  always  delivered  the  goods,  no  matter 
how  difficult  the  situation. 


BATTERY   E 

By  Capt.  Wade  V.  Bowman 

On  June  27,  1917,  Mr.  Buford  F.  Williams,  a  prominent  lawyer  of  the 
town  of  Lenoir,  received  authority  from  Governor  Bickett  to  organize  a 
battery  of  field  artillery  at  Lenoir,  to  become  part  of  the  First  North  Caro- 


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lina  Field  Artillery,  and  recruiting  began  on  that  day.     In  less  than  ten 

days  seventy  men  had  enlisted.    We  heard  that  there  was  interest  in  the 

new  regiment  down  at  Chester,  S.  C, 

and  Captain  Williams  sent  me  down 

there.     I  enlisted  twenty-six  men  at 

Chester,  and  could  have  enlisted  more, 

but  I  wanted  to  reserve  some  places 

for  North  Carolinians  and  I  returned 

to  Lenoir.     By  July  12th  the  battery 

had  more  than  150  men. 

Physical  examination  weeded  out 
eighteen  men,  leaving  us  still  a  good 
margin  over  the  minimum  requirement 
of  the  War  Department,  and  recruits 
continued  to  come  in  until  all  of  the 
counties  round  about  were  repre- 
sented. There  were  stalwart  moun- 
taineers from  Ashe,  Watauga,  Alex- 
ander and  Wilkes,  and  Catawba  and 
Mitchell  were  well  represented. 

On  July  18,  1917,  commissions 
were  received  for  Captain  Williams, 
First  Lieutenants  Claude  B.  McBrayer 
and  Sanford  A.  Richardson,  and  Sec- 
ond Lieutenants  Eugene  P.  Jones  and  Wade  V.  Bowman.  Ten  days  later 
the  entire  battery  was  finally  inspected  and  mustered  into  the  service 
by  Major  A.  L.  Bulwinkle  and  Major  J.  M.  Wheeler,  U.  S.  A. 

There  is  no  part  of  the  battery's  experiences  at  home  station  or  at 
Camp  Sevier  that  differs  noticeably  from  the  experiences  of  the  rest  of 
the  regiment,  with  the  possible  exception  of  its  long  and  tedious  exile  in 
the  woods  back  of  camp,  which  resulted  from  the  death  of  a  member  of 
this  battery  from  meningitis.  I  remained  with  the  battery  only  a  short 
while  at  Camp  Sevier,  being  transferred  to  Headquarters  Company  in 
October.  I  was  later  with  Battery  C  and  for  a  time  after  the  signing  of 
the  Armistice  was  away  from  the  regiment  and  I  returned  to  Battery  E 
only  after  it  was  stationed  at  the  Le  Mans  Forwarding  Camp.  It  was  the 
high  privilege  of  Captain  Louis  B.  Crayton,  later  promoted  to  major,  to 
command  the  battery  for  the  larger  part  of  its  training  experiences  and 
throughout  the  fighting.  Major  Crayton  has  the  following  to  say  about 
the  battery's  fighting  record  at  St.  Mihiel  and  in  the  Argonne : 

"After  firing  for  four  hours,  Battery  E  was  ordered  forward  to  accompany  the 
infantry  on  the  morning  of  September  12th.  Preparations  were  made  and  the  battery 
began  its  march  toward  Hunland  shortly  after  5:30  a.  m. 

"The  going  was  hard  and  necessarily  slow  for  roads  had  to  be  built,  trenches 
bridged  and  wire  cut.  We  were  making  fair  progress  when  suddenly  a  shell  burst 
toward  the  rear  of  the  column.     Turning,  I  saw  two  horses  falling  and  their  driver 


Captain  Wade  V.  Bowman,  Commanding 
Battery  E. 


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Battery  E. 

writhing  on  the  ground.  The  shelling  continued  faster  and  faster.  There  was  no 
chance  for  escape  to  the  right  or  left  because  barbed  wire  hemmed  us  in  on  either 
side.  I  ordered  the  first  six  carriages  to  follow  me  at  a  trot  and  managed  to  get  them 
through  to  a  place  of  safety. 

"Lieutenant  Douglas  was  left  in  charge  of  the  crippled  carriage  and  the  fourth 
section  which  was  behind  it,  with  instructions  to  rejoin  the  battery  as  soon  as  possible. 
Meanwhile  the  shelling  had  become  so  intense  that  it  was  unwise  to  attempt  to  drive 
through,  and  Douglas  turned  back  in  the  opposite  direction  with  the  remaining  car- 
riages. Unfortunately  he  must  have  been  sighted,  for  the  fire  followed  and  several 
shells  were  effective. 

"In  this  engagement  Lieutenant  Douglas  and  Will  B.  Melton  were  killed  instantly. 
Sergeant  Walter  R.  Minnish  and  Private  Rom  D.  Kirby  were  mortally  wounded; 
Sergeant  Fred  M.  Patterson  lost  his  leg  and  Corporals  Bowman,  Baker  and  Poe  were 
wounded.     Ten  horses  were  lost  at  this  time. 

"The  men  and  officers  are  to  be  commended  for  their  excellent  conduct  and  strict 
obedience  to  orders  under  this  intense  excitement.  It  was  in  this  action  that  Lieutenant 
Douglas,  Sergeant  Minnish,  Sergeant  Patterson  and  Private  Kirby  won  their 
citations. 

"In  the  Meuse-Argonne  offensive  the  battery  opened  up  with  a  rolling  barrage 
on  the  morning  of  September  25th.  During  the  firing  we  were  shelled  at  irregular 
intervals  but  lost  no  men  or  horses.  The  next  day  the  second  battalion  moved  forward 
and  took  up  position  to  the  left  of  the  first  battalion  southwest  of  Montfaucon.  Sev- 
eral barrages  were  fired  from  this  position.  Although  the  batteries  were  without  cover 
they  were  not  fired  upon  here. 


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*  m  # 


Battery  E. 

"A  few  days  later,  while  the  battery  was  moving  through  Montfaucon  to  take  up 
position  west  of  that  stronghold,  it  was  heavily  shelled.  By  going  through  at  a  trot 
the  battery  almost  miraculously  came  through  with  the  loss  of  only  two  horses. 

"On  the  nights  of  October  2d-3d,  Battery  E  was  shelled  at  irregular  intervals 
while  occupying  position  along  the  Montfaucon-Ivoiry  road.  Early  on  the  morning  of 
October  3d  the  battery  suffered  the  loss  of  Privates  Melton,  Barnes,  Campbell  and 
Alston.  These  men  were  all  killed  at  the  same  time  and  because  of  the  continual 
shelling  it  was  impossible  to  bury  them  until  dusk  of  the  following  day.  Private 
Bentley  was  wounded  on  October  3d. 

"In  the  Troyon  sector  the  battery  fired  many  defensive  barrages  and  engaged  in 
all  the  offensive  actions  of  the  infantry  it  supported.  In  one  raid  Battery  E  was  held 
responsible  for  having  killed  sixteen  of  the  enemy  and  destroying  a  strong  machine- 
gun  position  by  its  accurate  fire." 

Lieutenant  Marshall  Barnett,  who  was  with  the  battery  through  all 
of  the  fighting,  claims  that  the  battery  put  over  the  quickest  barrage  in 
the  history  of  the  regiment  one  night  in  the  Woevre  sector  in  defense  of 
an  infantry  patrol  of  the  33d  Division.  Plans  had  all  been  worked  out  for 
the  movement  and  everything  was  set  for  action  in  case  Fritz  got  wise  to 
the  game,  and  telephone  lines  were  open  from  forward  observation  post 
to  the  battery  P.  C.  and  on  down  to  the  firing  battery.  At  exactly  10 :49 
the  infantry  sent  up  a  rocket  calling  for  the  barrage  and  at  10:50  four 
shells  were  well  on  their  way  and  four  more  were  starting. 


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Battery  F. 


BATTERY   F 


Battery  F  called  Mooresville  its  home  town  and  its  membership  came 
largely  from  Iredell,  Cabarrus  and  Mecklenburg  counties,  with  a  sprink- 
ling of  men  from  the  extreme  western  part  of  the  State.  The  battery's 
first  officers  were: 

Captain  Reid  R.  Morrison,  First  Lieutenants  Louis  B.  Crayton  and 
George  A.  Morrow,  Second  Lieutenants  Eugene  Allison  and  Gowan  Dusen- 
bury,  Jr.  Morrow  and  Dusenbury  resigned  while  at  Camp  Sevier.  Lieu- 
tenant Crayton  was  promoted  to  captain  and  assigned  to  Battery  E  and 
later  promoted  to  major.  Captain  Morrison  and  Lieutenant  Allison  were 
with  the  battery  when  it  was  mustered  out.  Lieutenant  Allison  had  been 
promoted  to  first  lieutenant. 

Battery  F  was  the  first  battery  to  go  to  Camp  Sevier.  It  was  chosen 
to  precede  the  regiment  to  Camp  Sevier  by  about  three  weeks,  an  honor 
which  the  men  considered  extremely  dubious,  because  it  gave  them  three 
weeks  more  of  stump-grubbing  and  new-ground-clearing  than  the  re- 
mainder of  the  regiment  experienced. 

The  battery  made  a  good  record  in  training  camps  both  in  the  United 


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Battery  F. 


States  and  in  France.  Its  personnel  was  unusually  high  and  the  men 
mastered  the  details  of  the  artillery  game  with  astonishing  rapidity. 
Eight  enlisted  men  of  the  battery  received  commissions. 

Battery  F  was  the  first  battery  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth 
to  fire  a  shot  at  the  Hun,  this  taking  place  on  the  Toul  front,  near  Beau- 
mont, and  it  carried  its  part  of  the  load  through  the  weary  weeks  of  fight- 
ing that  followed  and  was  numbered  "among  those  present"  when  the 
last  American  shell  was  hurled  toward  Hunland  on  the  morning  of 
Armistice  Day. 

The  battery  had  six  men  wounded  by  shell-fire  and  one  by  gas  in  action 
near  Ivoiry,  on  the  Ivoiry-Montfaucon  road.  While  in  the  Argonne  the 
battery  suffered  many  hardships  and  privations  but  was  always  able  to 
make  good  on  any  mission  entrusted  to  it.  It  lost  nearly  all  of  its  horses 
by  shell-fire  or  over-work  while  in  the  Argonne. 

Two  men  of  the  battery,  Corporal  C.  C.  Hope  and  Private  First  Class 
E.  R.  Bumgardner,  were  recommended  for  the  Distinguished  Service  Cross 
by  Captain  E.  E.  Boyce  for  unusual  bravery  shown  while  on  liaison  duty 
with  the  infantry  in  the  Argonne. 

To  Battery  F  belongs  the  distinction  of  capturing  the  only  prisoners 


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of  war  that  were  taken  by  the  One 
Hundred  and  Thirteenth.  It  seldom 
happens  that  an  artillery  outfit  has 
the  opportunity  of  taking  prisoners. 
Sergeant  Mc.L.  S.  Choate,  of  Battery 
F,  found  two  Germans  prowling 
around  Hannonville  and  though  they 
carried  rifles  and  Sergeant  Choate  had 
not  so  much  as  a  pocket-knife  for  a 
weapon,  he  slid  his  right  hand  back 
toward  his  hip  swiftly — a  gesture  the 
whole  world  is  familiar  with — and  the 
two  Germans  "kameraded"  toute  de 
suite. 

The  battery  was   extremely  for- 
tunate in  that  during  its  entire  tour  of 
duty  in  the  A.  E.  F.  it  lost  only  four 
men.      Of    these,    Private    James    C. 
Brown  died  suddenly  at  Camp  de  Coet- 
quidan  and  Private  Don  S.  Sutton  was 
accidentally  shot  by  a  Frenchman  at 
Camp  de  Coetquidan,  and  two  others,  Private  Thomas  J.  Meroney  and 
Private  First  Class  Houston  G.  Brown,  died  of  pneumonia  following  flu 
at  the  Le  Mans  Forwarding  Camp,  just  before  the  regiment  started  home. 


Captain  Reid  R.  Morrison,  Commanding 
Battery  F. 


THE   SANITARY    DETACHMENT 


The  Sanitary  Detachment  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field 
Artillery  was  organized  at  Wilmington.  Its  commanding  officer  from  the 
beginning  to  the  end  was  Major  Claude  L.  Pridgen,  of  Wilmington,  who 
had  been  a  National  Guardsman  for  twenty  years  or  more.  The  detach- 
ment consisted  of  three  medical  officers,  two  dental  officers  and  a  veterin- 
arian, with  an  enlisted  personnel  of  twenty-three  men.  The  other  medical 
officers  were  Lieutenant  Gabe  H.  Croom,  a  prominent  Wilmington  physi- 
cian, and  Lieutenant  Joseph  A.  Speed,  of  Durham.  The  detachment's  first 
dental  officer  was  Lieutenant  Thomas  L.  Spoon,  of  Gibsonville.  The 
second  dental  officer,  Lieutenant  Wallace  D.  Gibbs,  of  Carthage,  joined 
the  regiment  at  Camp  Sevier.  Second  Lieutenant  S.  A.  Nathan,  of  New 
Bern,  was  the  regiment's  first  veterinarian.  At  Camp  Sevier,  Second 
Lieutenant  William  O.  Hughes  joined  the  regiment  and,  later,  after  the 
resignation  of  Lieutenant  Nathan,  Captain  Martin  Olthouse  became  the 
regimental  veterinarian,  with  Lieutenant  Hughes  as  his  assistant. 

The  Sanitary  Detachment  experienced  no  difficulty  in  filling  its  ranks 


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with  good  men,  and  it  got  down  to  hard  work  before  leaving  home  station. 
Major  James  Wheeler,  C.  A.  C,  mustered  the  detachment  into  Federal 
service  on  July  26,  1917,  and  it  began  immediately  to  serve  the  Second 
North  Carolina  Coast  Artillery  Company ;  Troop  C,  North  Carolina  Cav- 
alry (later  Company  C  of  the  115th  Machine  Gun  Battalion)  and  the  117th 
Engineer  Supply  Train  of  the  42d  (Rainbow)  Division.  The  last  named 
outfit  was  stationed  at  Wilmington  awaiting  orders  at  that  time,  and  the 
other  organization  were  Wilmington  organizations  belonging  to  the  Na- 
tional Guard. 

While  the  regiment  was  in  training  in  France  it  lost  the  services 
of  Lieutenant  Croom,  who  was  transferred  to  the  Camp  Hospital,  Camp 
Coetquidan.  His  place  was  taken  by  Captain  A.  F.  Williams,  who  re- 
mained with  the  regiment  through  the  St.  Mihiel  drive  and  the  Meuse- 
Argonne  offensive  until  his  health  failed  and  he  was  evacuated.  Captain 
Isaac  R.  Wagner  succeeded  him  and  remained  with  the  detachment  until 
transferred  to  the  3d  Division  in  January,  1919.  Lieutenant  Speed  was 
evacuated  on  account  of  illness  shortly  after  the  regiment  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  Woevre,  or  Troyon  sector,  and  Lieutenant  John  G.  Hoffman 
succeeded  him. 

The  enlisted  personnel  of  the  detachment  changed  frequently.  Many 
of  the  original  members  of  the  detachment  transferred  to  other  outfits 
and  all  of  them  did  well.  At  least  three  of  these  won  commissions.  When 
the  regiment  reached  the  front  the  detachment  made  a  fine  record  for 
itself.  Two  of  its  members,  Privates  Alexander  T.  Gibson  and  Almond 
C.  Weeks  were  wounded  in  the  fighting  in  the  Argonne  while  caring  for 
the  wounded.  Weeks  was  very  badly  hurt.  In  this  same  action  Private 
Walter  N.  Perry  of  the  detachment  was  cited  for  bravery  under  fire.  He 
was  recommended  for  a  D.  S.  C. 

In  the  long,  hard  fight  in  the  Argonne  the  detachment  served  not  only 
the  sick  and  wounded  of  the  regiment,  but  the  wounded  doughboys  of  the 
37th  and  32d  Divisions.  The  number  of  wounded  was  so  great  that  the 
medical  detachments  with  the  infantry  and  the  field  hospital  units  were 
totally  inadequate.  To  make  a  bad  situation  worse  there  were  no  roads 
and  the  muddy  trails  that  existed  were  blocked  twenty-four  hours  every 
day  by  new  troops  and  ammunition  crowding  in  toward  the  fighting  lines. 
This  made  it  impossible  to  get  the  ambulances  through  for  the  wounded 
and  they  were  piled  along  the  roads,  under  improvised  shelters  made  of 
blankets,  or  with  no  shelter  at  all,  waiting  for  transportation.  Here  every 
man  in  the  detachment  "put  out"  (to  quote  an  expressive  bit  of  army 
slang)  to  the  best  of  his  ability  and  when  there  was  a  call  for  help,  never 
paused  for  an  instant  to  learn  what  outfit  the  sufferer  was  from  but  re- 
sponded instantly.  It  was  while  going  to  the  aid  of  wounded  doughboys 
in  an  exposed  spot  on  the  shell-swept  Montfaucon-Ivoiry  road  that  Weeks 
and  Gibson  were  wounded  by  shell-fire. 


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Supply  Company 


175 


THE   SUPPLY   COMPANY 

By  Captain  A.  L.  Fletcher 

The  Supply  Company  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Ar- 
tillery was  organized  at  Raleigh  in  the  month  of  July,  1917.  Nine  days 
were  allotted  for  the  organization  of 
the  company  and  we  completed  it  with 
three  days  to  spare.  In  that  space  of 
time  seventy-nine  men  had  applied  for 
enlistment.  As  only  thirty-eight  men 
were  allowed  to  each  artillery  supply 
company  at  that  time,  it  was  necessary 
to  let  the  overflow  go  to  other  organiza- 
tions of  the  regiment.  Headquarters 
Company,  which  was  recruiting  at  the 
same  time  in  Raleigh,  got  the  most  of 
them. 

Every  effort  was  made  to  make 
the  company  a  well-balanced  organiza- 
tion. From  those  who  applied  for  en- 
listment it  would  have  been  possible 
to  have  selected  thirty-eight  expert 
office  men,  bookkeepers,  stenograph- 
ers and  high-grade  salesmen,  but  that 
sort  of  company  was  not  wanted. 
There  was  need  for  skilled  mechanics, 
truck  drivers,  "muleskinners,"  cob- 
blers, saddlers,  etc.,    as    well    as    for 

skilled  accountants,  and  this  was  kept  strictly  in  mind.  When  the  company 
was  completed  it  numbered  among  its  enlisted  personnel  two  men  from 
North  Carolina's  biggest  bank,  the  secretary  and  treasurer  of  a  big  furni- 
ture factory,  the  manager  of  a  large  hosiery  mill,  the  cashier  of  the  "tele- 
phone trust"  in  one  of  the  State's  biggest  cities,  three  lawyers,  two  success- 
ful merchants  and  several  others  whose  employment  in  civil  life  had  called 
for  business  training.  With  these  were  enough  skilled  mechanics  and 
rugged  country-bred  farm  lads  to  take  care  of  every  line  of  work  that 
the  company  was  called  upon  to  do. 

Nine  of  the  members  of  the  company  won  commissions  during  the 
war.  Six  others  became  non-commissioned  officers  in  other  outfits  of  the 
regiment.  Altogether  it  was  an  aggregation  that  was  extremely  hard  to 
hold  down  and  it  was  at  all  times  fully  able  to  cope  with  any  sort  of  situa- 
tion. The  company  was  not  able  at  all  times  to  please  every  soldier  in 
the  regiment,  but  real  kicks — justifiable  kicks — were  few  and  far  between. 
Generally,  the  company  delivered  the  goods  "as  per  schedule." 

Shortly  after  the  company  arrived  at  Camp  Sevier  the  strength  of 


Captain  A.  L.  Fletcher,  who  comma 
the  Supply  Company  from   organization 
to  February  1,  1919. 


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Supply  Company 


177 


Captain  Park  B.  Smith,  Commanding 

the  Supply  Company   from    February 

1,  1919  to  muster-out. 


artillery  supply  companies  was  increased  from  thirty-eight  to  108,  and 
when  the  first  drafted  men  arrived  from  Camp  Gordon  and  Camp  Jackson, 
seventy  men  were  added  to  the  company. 
A  little  later,  when  there  had  been 
several  shifts  and  transfers,  the  com- 
pany received  a  dozen  new  men  from 
the  old  1st  North  Carolina  Infantry. 
Still  later,  the  company  received  fifteen 
men  from  Camp  Funston,  Kan.,  who  had 
been  trained  with  the  89th  Division. 
The  company  began  early  to  accumulate 
big  men,  having  been  started  that  way 
by  acquiring  at  the  outset  the  tallest 
corporal  in  the  whole  American  army, 
Frank  S.  Cline,  of  Concord,  N.  C,  who 
was  6  feet  7  inches  high  without  the 
aid  of  shoe  heels.  Corporal  Cline  later 
became  sergeant  and  "Top."  He  had 
one  full  squad  of  "big  biys"  that  aver- 
aged well  over  six  feet. 

The  ideal  that  the  company  struggled  always  to  live  up  to  was  not 
an  easy  one.  It  did  not  seek  glory.  It  did  not  care  to  attract  attention. 
Its  sole  desire  was  to  serve  the  regiment  as  the  regiment  deserved  to  be 
served ;  to  keep  it  as  well  clothed,  as  well  fed  and  as  well  supplied  in  every 
department  as  it  was  possible,  and  to  never,  under  any  circumstances,  per- 
mit it  to  lack  things  any  other  regiment  in  the  same  area  had.  "If  I  do  say 
it,  as  shouldn't,"  the  company  made  good  in  this  and  I  am  prepared  to 
prove  that  it  did.  I  claim  none  of  the  credit  for  myself,  but  I  do  claim 
it  for  my  men.  I  firmly  believe  that  the  two  best  regimental  supply  ser- 
geants in  the  A.  E.  F.  were  Sergeants  William  H.  Chance  and  George  W. 
Whaling,  Jr.,  and  that  no  better  men  for  their  jobs  served  under  General 
Pershing  than  First  Lieutenant  Joseph  Lonergon  and  Second  Lieutenant 
John  Paul  Bolt,  of  the  Supply  Company,  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth 
Field  Artillery. 

Unless  you  watched  this  company  work,  it  will  be  hard  for  you  to 
realize  from  my  telling  of  the  story  here  what  pride  the  men  of  the  com- 
pany took  in  caring  for  their  animals  and  their  equipment.  They  did  ex- 
ceedingly well  in  the  United  States  in  the  matter  of  caring  for  their  mules, 
but  it  is  not  human  nature  to  love  a  mule.  When  they  reached  France 
horses  were  issued  to  them  and  the  pride  they  took  in  their  horses  and  the 
love  they  lavished  upon  them  simply  cannot  be  described.  It  was  the  un- 
failing, never-to-be-neglected  rule  of  the  company  that  every  driver  must 
keep  his  horses  and  equipment  in  the  best  possible  condition  at  all  times, 
and  hundreds  of  times  on  the  long,  hard  marches  through  France  I  have 
seen  my  drivers  dismount  when  the  column  halted  and  go  over  their 
harness  with   oiled  cloths,  wipe  out  sweaty  collars,   and   examine  their 


178  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

horses'  feet.  I  will  never  forget  that  long,  long  hike  toward  Montfaucon 
when  horse  feed  was  scarce  and  we  were  caught  in  a  traffic  jam  south  of 
Avocourt  that  held  us  for  hours  and  hours.  While  drivers  from  other 
supply  train  units  were  lounging  in  their  saddles,  or  dozing  on  the  wagon 
seats,  my  men  were  out  pulling  grass  along  the  roadside  for  their  horses. 
They  were  not  driven  to  do  this.  Nobody  had  even  suggested  it.  They 
were  always  doing  things  like  this. 

The  men  of  the  Supply  Company  were  never  strong  for  form  and 
ceremony,  though  they  did  not  lack  in  military  courtesy  and  they  could 
do  close  order  drill  and  other  things  like  that  in  a  highly  satisfactory  way. 
They  never  forgot  that  they  were  soldiers,  serving  just  as  effectively  where 
they  were  as  if  they  had  been  handling  the  75's  up  ahead,  but  there  were 
a  great  many  things  set  out  in  F.  A.  D.  R.  that  they  knew  not  of. 

One  day,  shortly  after  the  Armistice  had  been  signed,  a  brigadier- 
general  from  the  General  Staff,  and  a  colonel  of  the  same  variety  and  sev- 
eral lesser  satellites,  were  inspecting  horse  transportation  along  what  had 
been  the  front  and  they  came  into  the  Supply  Company's  corral  entirely 
unannounced.  There  were  only  three  or  four  men  on  the  job  and  Corporal 
Donovan  was  in  charge.  The  general  had  already  seen  things  in  other 
outfits  down  the  road  that  had  displeased  him  and  he  was  in  bad  humor'. 
He  inspected  every  animal  carefully  and  there  was  only  one  that  he  found 
in  bad  shape  and  that  one  had  lain  down  after  his  morning's  grooming. 
He  called  Donovan  to  him  and,  not  ungraciously — considering  that  he  was 
a  general — admitted  that  the  horses  looked  good  to  him,  and  he  proceeded 
to  ask  Donovan  a  lot  of  questions,  starting  off  with  asking  if  he  groomed 
the  horses  "by  detail." 

"No,  sir,"  said  Donovan.  "We  do  not  have  grooming  details.  Every 
driver  and  his  helper  looks  after  his  team." 

The  general  started  to  explain,  as  per  F.  A.  D.  R.,  what  he  meant  by 
grooming  by  detail,  but  thought  better  of  it  as  he  saw  the  blank  look  on 
Donovan's  face,  and  he  started  off  on  another  tack. 

"Do  you  have  regular  grooming  periods  as  the  regulations  require?" 
was  his  next  question. 

Donovan  was  a  little  afraid  that  he  was  getting  somebody  into  trouble, 
but  he  told  the  general  that  the  Supply  Company  had  no  regular  hours  for 
cleaning  its  animals.    He  said : 

"We  have  just  one  rule,  sir,  in  this  company,  and  that  is  that  a  driver 
must  keep  his  horses  as  clean  as  possible  all  the  time,  and  if  he  doesn't  he 
catches  hell." 

The  general  gave  it  up  at  that  and  some  of  the  men  heard  him  say  as 
the  party  moved  away: 

"Now,  what  are  you  going  to  do  with  a  situation  like  that?  Every 
outfit  we  have  seen  this  morning,  except  this  one,  looks  worse  than  hell, 
and  every  one  of  them  did  everything  the  drill  book  says  do.  Here's  an 
outfit  that  doesn't  even  know  there  is  such  a  publication  as  the  Field  Artil- 
lery Drill  Regulations  and  its  stock  is  in  tip-top  shape." 


Supply  Company  179 


Incident  after  incident  might  be  related  to  show  the  sort  of  outfit  the 
Supply  Company  was,  but  space  limit  prevents  the  telling  of  them  all  and 
I  will  tell  but  one  more,  this  illustrating  the  feeling  of  the  regimental  com- 
mander toward  the  Supply  Company.  It  was  in  Hannonville-au-Passage, 
I  think,  on  the  way  from  Luxemburg  to  the  Toul  area,  and  some  inspectors 
from  corps  headquarters  were  there  to  look  over  the  horses  of  the  regi- 
ment. The  other  outfits  had  been  looked  over  and  the  inspecting  party 
came  to  the  Supply  Company. 

"Here,"  said  Colonel  Cox,  "is  the  Supply  Company.  This  is  one  out- 
fit that  I  never  worry  about  and  that  never  worries  me.  It  is  a  law  unto 
itself  and  I  let  it  strictly  alone." 

I  thought,  and  all  of  the  men  who  heard  him  thought  that  this  was 
high  praise.  We  had  been  working  all  along  for  that  very  thing.  It  had 
been  our  ambition  to  function  so  smoothly  and  so  unobtrusively  that  if  the 
regimental  commander  had  troubles,  none  of  them  would  come  from  the 
Supply  Company. 

I  would  like  to  set  down  here  all  that  I  know  about  the  Supply  Com- 
pany, both  the  good  and  the  bad.  The  showing  would  not  lower  the  out- 
fit in  the  estimation  of  any  one  whose  opinion  is  worth  while.  This  does 
not  mean  that  the  company's  record  was  lily  white,  for  it  was  not,  as  the 
guardhouse  records  will  show,  but  the  good  in  the  company  far  outweighed 
the  bad  and  the  bad,  considering  the  opportunities  for  badness  and  the 
temptations  encountered,  was  not  so  bad  after  all.  As  an  example  of  the 
spirit  that  permeated  the  whole  company,  I  would  cite  the  case  of  the 
Nash  brothers,  Levi  and  Jesse,  who  gave  up  their  warm,  dry  shack  in  the 
Foret  de  la  Montagne  on  a  wet  and  soggy  night  to  provide  shelter  for  two 
pitiful  bedraggled  French  refugees  who  had  trailed  into  camp  just  at  dark. 
Not  only  did  these  boys  give  up  their  warm  beds  and  spend  the  night  in  a 
leaky  wagon,  but  on  the  following  morning  one  of  them  asked  permission 
to  carry  the  aged  pair  to  the  nearest  rail-head  ten  miles  away. 

I  would  cite  also  another  example,  and  that  would  be  the  raising  of 
sufficient  funds  to  adopt  two  French  war  orphans.  This  involved  the  rais- 
ing of  nearly  $200  in  cash  and  every  member  of  the  company  contributed 
to  it.  If  any  other  outfit  in  the  regiment  pulled  a  stunt  of  this  sort,  I  have 
yet  to  hear  of  it. 

After  the  Armistice  the  company  was  again  filled  up  by  transfers 
from  the  batteries  of  the  regiment.  It  had  lost  no  men  in  action,  but 
disease  brought  on  by  overwork  and  exposure  sent  many  to  the  hospitals. 
Occasionally  these  returned  to  the  company  but  most  of  those  who  went 
away  did  not  return.  Two  additional  officers  were  authorized  for  artillery 
supply  companies  and  Second  Lieutenant  Stackpole,  of  Battery  A,  and 
Second  Lieutenant  Lingle,  of  Battery  F,  were  transferred  to  the  company 
in  Luxemburg. 

On  February  1,  1919,  after  the  regiment  had  been  returned  to  the 
Le  Mans  area  in  France,  Lieutenant  Lonergon  and  I  were  transferred  to 
the  3d  Division,  at  that  time  stationed  near  Coblenz,  Germany.     We  were 


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succeeded  by  Captain  Alfred  Grima  and  Lieutenant  Park  B.  Smith,  of  the 
3d  Field  Artillery  Brigade.  Lieutenant  Smith  later  became  captain  and 
supply  officer  of  the  regiment,  Captain  Grima  taking  charge  of  a  casual 
detachment. 


THE  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  THIRTEENTH  AS  LIEU- 
TENANT JACQUES  J.  L.  POPELIN,  OF  THE 
FRENCH  ARMY,  FOUND  IT. 

Dear  Colonel  Cox : 

You  have  kindly  asked  me,  last  time  I  had  the  honor  of  meeting 

you,  to  write  an  article  for  the  history  of  your  regiment,  which  I  promised 

to  do. 

But  now  that  I  am  sitting  at  my  desk,  and  face  together  a  blank 

sheet  of  paper  and  the  many  recollections  of  my  stay  in  America,  march- 
ing up  in  a  body,  fast  and  disorderly,  from  the 
back  end  of  my  memory  and  crowding  before  me, 
I  feel  that  it  is  a  very  difficult  work.  Although 
I  will  try  to  undertake  it,  I  am  afraid  I  shall  not 
be  able  to  line  up  and  put  in  order  those  images 
of  a  past  which  is  not  very  old  yet,  but  seems 
to  be  so  on  account  of  the  numerous  and  capital 
events  which  took  place  since  the  time  when 
the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery 
Regiment,  as  well  as  the  remainder  of  the  55th 
Field  Artillery  Brigade,  was,  may  I  say,  just 
out  of  the  egg,  and  preparing  feverishly  for  its 
role  in  the  world's  war. 

I  was  assigned  as  advisor  to  the  55th  Field 
Artillery  Brigade,  Camp  Sevier  (S.  C.)  at  the 
end  of  October,  1917,  a  few  days  after  my  land- 
ing in  the  United  States.  But,  being  provision- 
ally attached  to  a  regiment  of  cavalry,  I  worked 
with  that  regiment,  both  in  Vermont  and  in 
Mississippi  during  a  month  and  did  not  report 
to  the  Commanding  General  of  the  55th  Field 
Artillery  Brigade  until  November  29th,  late  in 
the  evening. 

General  Gatley  was  very  kind  to  me,  asked 
me  many  questions  on  the  war  and  the  work  of 
artillery,  and  pleased  to  be  interested,  in  spite 
of  my  poor  English,  in  what  I  tried  to  tell  him. 
The  next  day  was  muster  day,  and  the  General  took  me  around  the 

paraded  regiments.     That  was  how  I  met  the  whole  One  Hundred  and 

Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  all  lined  up,  its  band  playing  the  Marseillaise, 

which  made  me  feel  very  awkward  and  probably  look  so.    As  I  had  never 


Lieutenant  Jacques  J.  L. 

Popelin,     of    the    French 

Army. 


Comment  by  Lieut.  Jacques  J.  L.  Popelin  181 

been  an  official  guest  before,  neither  in  my  own  nor  in  a  foreign  country, 
nor  anything  of  that  kind,  I  was  not  used  to  so  much  honor  and  courtesy, 
which  I  felt,  however,  very  deeply. 

I  was  very  favorably  impressed,  that  very  first  day,  by  the  size  and 
sturdy  appearance  of  the  men  belonging  to  the  One  Hundred  and  Thir- 
teenth. Mostly  tall  and  slender,  they  looked  robust  and  strong,  and  from 
that  day  on,  I  expected  that  we  should  have  splendid  results  with  so  good 
a  human  material,  when  a  few  months'  training  would  give  them  the 
soldierly  appearance  and  military  demeanor  they  still  lacked. 

However,  I  was  glad  to  notice  that  they  showed  on  their  faces  the 
best  spirit  in  the  world. 

Very  shortly  afterwards,  I  inquired  about  the  officers,  watched  them 
drill  their  men,  and  began  to  talk  to  them,  asking  questions,  and,  once 
in  a  while,  giving  them  an  advice.  I  found  not  only  that  they  were 
always  ready  to  receive  my  suggestions,  but  also  that  they  knew  as  much 
and  probably  more  of  their  work  as  artillery  officers  than  those  of  the 
regular  regiment  I  had  just  left. 

In  fact,  this  is  what  I  find  on  the  note  book  I  kept  at  that  time : 

"By  and  by,  I  begin  to  realize  what  the  officers  already  know.  It 
is  not  very  bad  indeed,  and  I  believe  I  will  obtain  good  results  with  them." 

This  being  said,  what  was  left  to  be  done? 

In  the  modern  state  of  warfare,  an  efficient  artillery  officer  must 
know  a  terrible  amout  of  things.  He  must  be  an  expert,  not  only  in 
firing  his  guns,  but  also  in  the  care  of  horses  and  materiel,  in  map 
reading,  in  signaling,  in  topography,  in  field  engineering,  in  telephone,  in 
wireless  telegraphy,  in  liaison,  in  camouflage,  and  to  a  certain  extent, 
in  drawing,  in  mathematics  and  meteorology.  He  must  be  a  good  ob- 
server, and  therefore,  possess  a  quick  eye  and  ready  decision.  He  must 
also  know  human  nature  and  be  something  of  a  psychologist. 

Many  of  those  matters  would  alone  fill  up  a  man's  capacity  for 
study,  and  some  others  can  be  mastered  only  after  a  long  and  careful 
training. 

If  some  were  covered  by  U.  S.  Regulations  (and  I  had  not  to 
interfere  with  them)  some  were  the  subject  of  innumerable  pamphlets, 
which  I  found  to  be,  in  the  whole,  very  poor,  and  contain  many  wrong 
notions  and  facts  ill  observed.  It  has  been  altogether  a  good  thing  that 
the  officers  were  too  busy  elsewhere  and  could  not  spare  enough  time 
to  read  them,  for  many  of  those  pamphlets  were  not  above  the  class  of 
magazine  articles. 

The  situation  was  not,  at  first,  very  encouraging,  because  (and  es- 
pecially for  the  parts  of  instruction  which  needed  more  outdoor  training 
than  library  study)  we  had  nothing  to  work  with.  And  this  rendered 
the  instruction  of  the  enlisted  men  very  difficult,  and  nearly  impossible,  the 
training  of  staff  officers. 

You  remember  as  well  as  I  do  that  we  had  at  first  no  more  than 
four  3"  guns,  without  equipment,  for  the  whole  brigade;  we  had  no  maps 


182  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

until  the  regiment  of  engineers  could  give  us  a  pretty  rough  sketch  of  the 
camp,  and  then  that  map  was  drawn  at  the  wrong  scale.  You  had  no 
or  very  few  horses,  and  when  you  got  some  more,  you  had  no  harness 
to  hitch  them  up  and  drill. 

There  were  no  instruments,  not  even  field  glasses;  no  telephones 
except  the  buzzer,  which  was  of  small  help  because  of  the  lack  of  wire; 
no  plane  tables,  save  the  regular  ones,  which  were  unfit  for  artillery 
work,  with  their  fixed  compass  and  loose  unsquared  sheet;  no  signaling 
projectors,  and  no  good  manual  on  liaison,  on  aerial  observation,  on  the 
use  of  meteorological  elements,  not  even  correct  range  tables  for  your 
3"  guns  you  would  never  fire  on  the  front;  and  no  description  of  the 
75  m /m  gun  about  which  you  have  been  told  so  many  things,  which  you 
would  use  "over  there"  and  which  very  few  officers  only  saw  before  their 
landing  in  France. 

Invention  and  imagination  had  to  supply  the  missing  means  of  work. 

You  taught  mounted  battery  drill  without  horses  nor  guns,  each  man 
walking  along  where  he  belonged  to,  as  if  he  had  been  riding  a  draft  horse 
or  sitting  on  a  limber. 

You  taught  standing  battery  drill  with  wooden  guns  carrying  wooden 
sights,  and  with  wooden  B.  C.  instruments. 

Perhaps,  at  the  time  you  were  bound  to  use  them,  many  an  officer  or 
man  did  not  realize  how  much  they  did  help.  They  looked  like  playthings, 
but  every  one  learned  an  awful  lot  on  them.  The  proof  of  that  is  no  more 
to  be  made,  we  saw  it  plainly  when  the  regiment  started  its  firing  at 
Cleveland  Mills. 

During  that  early  period  of  instruction,  the  presence  of  Lieutenant 
Booth,  of  the  Canadian  forces,  who  was  in  the  States  on  sick-leave  after 
having  taken  a  part  in  the  fighting  on  the  British  front,  was  very  helpful. 

He  had  experienced  the  training  of  the  Canadian  Forces  under  con- 
ditions somewhat  similar,  and  my  impression  was  that  his  advice  and 
suggestions  had  been  very  valuable. 

I  was  very  sorry  to  see  you  leave  shortly  after  my  arrival.  I  knew, 
of  course,  it  was  necessary  and  could  not  be  avoided,  but  I  feared  that 
the  training  of  your  regiment  would  only  suffer  from  the  absence  of  the 
C.  0.  who  would  be  in  charge  in  the  fields. 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Mack  who  came  early  in  January,  1918,  was  just 
back  from  France  and  brought  very  valuable  information  and  documents. 

Methods  I  had  only  heard  of  before  sailing  were  now  fully  employed, 
and  what  he  could  tell  about  things  he  had  seen  was  very  interesting  and 
very  useful. 

In  spite  of  my  desire  to  give  to  everybody,  men  and  officers  as  much 
outdoor's  training  as  possible,  the  bad  weather  at  the  beginning  of  1918 
made  it  impossible  to  ride  out  and  make  frequent  and  varied  reconnais- 
sances. We  had  to  replace  them  by  lectures  not  as  fruitful,  but  I 
have  every  reason  to  thank  Colonel  Mack  for  the  charming  manner  in 
which  he  greeted  me  every  time  I  entered  the  One  Hundred  and  Thir- 


Comment  try  Lieut.  Jacques  J.  L.  Popelin  183 

teenth's  lecture  room,  and  for  the  many  opportunities  he  offered  me  to 
talk  to  the  officers,  to  criticize  their  work  and  lay  out  suggestions.  I 
was  glad  also  to  see  that  they  grew  fond  of  my  talking  about  the  front, 
and  as  I  have  naturally  very  little  modesty  and  much  pride,  I  took  a 
particularly  high  pleasure  in  attending  very  often  evening  parties  where 
I  was  so  kindly  welcomed. 

In  the  meantime,  as  I  was  pretty  busy  with  the  officers  of  the  whole 
brigade  and  could  devote  but  a  small  part  of  my  time  to  the  troops,  Mare- 
chal  des  Logis  Boree  who  had  been  in  many  hard  fightings  and  dangerous 
positions  on  several  parts  of  the  front,  and  was  a  very  competent  chief 
of  section,  did  everything  he  could  to  help  the  line  officers  in  the  instruc- 
tion of  the  enlisted  personnel;  and  I  have  to  thank  everybody  for  the 
attention  which  was  paid  to  him  and  his  efforts. 

He  supervised  at  the  same  time  very  intelligently,  the  construction 
of  a  battery  position  which,  if  not  perfect,  was  a  pretty  good  attempt  to 
imitate  those  which  were  built  at  that  time  in  the  strongly  fortified  sec- 
tors— and  you  had  opportunities  to  see  some  of  that  kind,  later,  round  the 
Voisogne  Wood  and  Flirey. 

Before  the  end  of  February,  I  was  ordered  away  to  Fort  Sill,  and 
could  not  assist  in  the  outdoors  work  that  became  possible  with  a  milder 
temperature  and  better  weather. 

I  came  back,  about  the  middle  of  March,  just  in  time  to  set  off  again 
and  start  the  firing  at  Cleveland  Mills. 

I  have  nothing  but  eulogies  to  say  about  the  way  the  officers  and 
men  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  performed  the  firing.  They  did 
very  well  from  the  beginning  to  the  end.  Indeed  they  did  better  than  I 
had  expected  a  month  before.  And  we  could  wait  with  a  quiet  heart  for 
the  order  that  would  ship  the  regiment  "over  there." 

Under  the  difficult  conditions,  where  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth 
had  to  carry  its  training,  in  want  of  the  most  important  means  of  work, 
it  was  humanly  impossible  to  do  better  and  to  learn  more. 

In  France  you  found  a  full  equipment  and  most  qualified  instructors ; 
I  swear  you  answered  fully  their  expectation,  and  when  you  left  Coetqui- 
dan  for  the  front,  they  were  highly  satisfied  with  the  manner  in  which 
you  had  worked  and  taken  profit  of  their  teaching. 

I  will  add  nothing  more,  because,  as  Kipling  says:  "This  is  another 
story,"  the  story  of  your  campaign.  I  have  dwelled  too  long  already 
on  a  subject  which  should  have  been  the  matter  of  a  few  lines  only.  I  am 
certain  you  will  excuse  me,  sir,  because  your  kindness  has  no  limits. 

I  hope  you  will  remember  me  to  all  the  officers  of  a  regiment  where 
everyone  was  my  friend,  and  believe  me 

Very  affectionately  and  respectfully, 
Yours, 

JACQUES  J.  L.  POPELIN, 

First  Lieutenant, 
255th  R.  A.  C,  French  Army. 


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CARRYINGS  ON  ABOUT  CARRYING  ON 

By  Sergeant  George  Graham,  of  Headquarters  Company 

ACK  in  the  training  days  at  Camp  de  Coetquidan,  France, 
we  wore  our  helmets  oriented  at  a  forty-five  degree  decliv- 
ity on  account  of  our  baseball  supremacy,  but  not  until 
we  were  leaving  our  positions  near  Thiacourt  and  were 
moving  toward  Essey  in  the  St.  Mihiel  drive,  when  a 
German  battery  got  rumor  of  our  street  address,  did  we 
fully  realize  what  becoming  lids  our  helmets  really  were 
and  how  clever  the  milliner  who  designed  them.  It  was 
then  that  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery,  like  a  wet 
town  after  a  prohibition  revival,  adopted  as  its  motto,  "the  lid  is  on" — 
and  that  for  the  duration.  And  by  the  time  we  reached  the  Argonne 
forests  we  began  to  think  of  our  helmets  and  gas  masks  as  no  less  than 
guardian  angels,  the  former  being  a  protection  against  the  pillar  of  fire 
by  day,  and  the  latter  against  the  cloud  of  gas  by  night. 

Especially  was  this  true  when  our  batteries  went  into  position  under 
heavy  shelling  on  the  Ivoiry  road  near  Montfaucon.  It  was  here  that 
men  with  bars  also  became  men  with  picks,  and  a  spade  in  the  hand  was 
worth  two  in  the  kitty.  Here,  too,  the  lion  dug  in  with  the  lamb,  and 
the  bantam  corporal  slept  with  the  "barred"  plymouth  rock,  thus  making 
the  world  a  little  safer  for  democracy.  From  this  position,  it  will  be 
recalled  that  Parson  Ben  with  a  telephone  and  a  can  of  "corn  willie" 
under  one  arm  and  a  monocular  periscope  under  the  other,  went  over 
the  mountain  to  see  what  he  could  see,  and  with  the  assistance  of  Elders 
Haynes,  McLendon  and  Rodman,  and  Deacons  Crayton,  Vairin  and  Mor- 
rison, was  soon  conducting  a  shell-fire  and  damnation  revival  among  the 
Boche  congregations.  But  the  personnel  officer  who  dwelt  in  a  far  country, 
where  the  pen  is  mightier  than  the  sword,  knew  not  that  it  was  so.  In 
the  meantime,  Major  Bulwinkle's  cow,  a  souvenir  of  the  St.  Mihiel  drive, 
which  was  attached  to  the  regiment  for  rations  only,  continued  to  wear 
her  gas  mask  and  four  gallons  of  milk  in  the  alert  position,  the  former 
for  the  preservation  of  her  own  life,  and  the  latter  for  the  improvement 
of  the  major's  coffee. 

Shortly  after  joining  the  Army  of  Occupation,  the  One  Hundred 
and  Thirteenth,  after  heavy  military  preparations,  known  as  pay-day, 
staged  its  third  big  drive — the  thirst  eliminating  drive  of  December  12th, 
when  the  regiment  advanced  upon  Rehon  and  Longwy,  France,  having 
existed  almost  three  months,  with  nothing  more  bracing  than  a  Y.  M.  C.  A. 


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lemon  pop.  The  zero  hour  had  arrived  and  the  big  drive  was  on.  Cafes 
were  successfully  flanked  in  the  champagne  sector — but  not  without  heavy 
casualties,  which  included  those  "half-shot"  and  the  "dead  soldiers"  gath- 
ered up  after  the  memorable  "counter"  attack. 

We  had  often  heard  that  the  French  were  rather  intemperate — 
having  a  sort  of  beverage  inclination.  We  were  rather  surprised  to  find 
upon  our  arrival  at  Rehon,  however,  that  they  drank  only  in  a  measure — 
a  quart  measure.  Hence,  that  number  of  our  outfit,  who  while  in  Rehon, 
tried  to  do  as  the  Rehons,  soon  found  themselves  imprisoned  in  a  fiery 
furnace  of  the  "cognac-to-your-shack-and-to-bed-you-go"  variety. 

Despite  the  rainy  weather,  high  strung  heel  strings  and  army  brogans 
(which  had  long  since  lost  their  brogue)  we  continued  to  "live  and  move 
and  have  our  beans"  with  the  Army  of  Occupation,  and  finally  reaching 
Luxemburg,  where  the  people  speak  both  French  and  German.  Their 
multiplicity  of  languages,  however,  only  led  us  to  wonder  if  the  mother- 
tongue  was  losing  her  motherhood,  for  with  rare  exceptions,  none  of  us 


Major  Bulwinkle's  captured  German  Cow  "wearing  her  gas  mask  and  four  gallons  of  milk,  in  alert 

position." 


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spoke  German,  and  our  French,  harmonizing  with  our  financial  status, 
continued  decidedly  "broken,"  as  did  the  sides  of  the  natives  who  heard 
us  attempt  to  speak  it.  Nevertheless,  by  getting  a  strangle  hold  on  a  few 
pet  German  phrases  and  idioms,  and  a  half-nelson  on  a  French-English 
dictionary,  we  succeeded  occasionally  in  coaxing  a  Mona  Lisa  grin  from 
a  Luxemburg  fraulein  and  managed  at  times  to  leave  a  French  cafe — 
well,  not  altogether  with  the  same  appetite  that  Fatty  Arbuckle  would 
enter  one.  Inability  to  speak  either  of  these  languages,  however,  did 
not  bar  a  soldier  from  the  inner  circle  of  the  Luxemburg  "five  hundred" — 
it  was  by  walking  down  the  street  with  a  block  of  soap  under  one  arm 
and  a  pair  of  extra  hobs  under  the  other,  as  a  mark  of  wealth  in  the  face 
of  the  Luxemburg  soap  and  shoe  famine,  that  a  soldier  won  prestige  in 
Luxemburg,  and  was  soon  numbered  among  those  present  last  evening. 

Of  the  numerous  towns  in  which  we  billeted  while  in  Luxemburg  our 
pleasantest  memories  doubtless  cluster  around  Colmar  Berg  the  "home 
town"  of  the  Duchess,  and  around  Bissen,  for  it  was  in  these  two  towns 
that  we  spent  Christmas  and  New  Year's  Day,  together  with  our  remain- 
ing francs.  It  was  at  Colmar  Berg  on  New  Year's  eve  night  that  one 
of  our  battery  commanders  after  offering  several  libations  at  the  shrine 
of  Bacchus,  bidding  the  keeper  of  the  shrine  each  time  to  make  it 
"Schnappy,"  decided  also  to  attend  the  midnight  mass  at  the  royal  church — 
the  Duchess  and  her  sister  were  to  sing  in  the  choir.  He  went,  and 
being  a  little  rusty  in  Latin,  the  service  soon  grew  dull.  And  while  he 
slept  the  vesper  bells  were  rung  and  the  incense  was  burned.  The  ringing 
of  the  former  and  the  odor  of  the  latter  soon  reached  him.  Suddenly  he 
awakened  from  his  dream  of  the  Argonne  with  cries  of,  "Gas !  Gas !" 
The  Duchess  and  the  Princesses  smiled  joyously  from  the  choir,  doubt- 
less thinking  that  another  poor  sinner  had  been  brought  to  repentance, 
but  the  priest,  the  speaker  of  the  occasion,  who  understood  English,  was 
not  so  enthusiastic  over  the  apparent  comment  on  his  sermon. 

It  was  here,  too,  that  Captain  Richard  Dixon,  put  over  his  famous 
"smoke  barrage,"  with  Princess  Hilda  as  his  objective.  Having  heard  of 
the  smoking  propensities  of  this  Princess,  who  incidentally  was  the  only 
unattached  member  of  the  royal  family,  and  his  sympathy  for  her  having 
been  aroused  by  his  lack  of  success  in  attempting  to  smoke  a  Luxemburg 
cigarette,  the  ingredients  of  which  were  like  the  chaff  which  the  wind 
driveth  away,  he  decided  he  could  hardly  do  a  deed  more  in  keeping  with 
the  spirit  of  the  Christmas  season  than  to  present  the  Princess  with  a 
carton  of  Omar  cigarettes. 

So,  bright  and  early  Christmas  morning  a  carton  of  Omar  cigarettes, 
containing  some  200  rounds,  together  with  appropriate  Christmas  greet- 
ings, in  the  possession  of  a  trusty  courier,  were  headed  castle-ward,  while 
Captain  Dixon  waited  impatiently  for  further  developments — waited  in 
vain.  On  the  evening  of  the  second  day,  however,  a  special  messenger  of 
the  royal  family  hurried  through  the  streets  of  Colmar-Berg,  paging 
"Monsieur  Richard,"  whom  he  eventually  found  in  his  room  on  officers' 


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row  in  the  act  of  playing  the  leading  "roll"  in  a  little  tragedy  entitled 
"Roll-your-own." 

The  messenger  at  once  presented  him  with  an  ultimatum  issued  by 
the  Luxemburg  Chamber  of  Deputies  which  read  in  spirit,  if  not  verbatim, 
as  follows: 

Monsieur   Captain   Dixon,   Officer   Americain: 

Your  carton  of  Omar  cigarettes,  directed  to  Princess  Hilda,  has  been  received 
and  the  contents  noted.  The  Deputies  of  Her  Majesty,  the  Duchess  of  Luxemburg, 
have  been  sitting  on  them  for  the  past  thirty-six  hours.  The  question  of  the  propriety 
of  a  Princess  of  the  Grande  Duchy  of  Luxemburg,  a  neutral  country,  accepting  a 
gift  from  an  officer  of  Amerique,  one  of  the  belligerents,  is  clearly  evident,  for  by  so 
doing,  she  might  get  the  Duchess  of  the  Grand  Duchy  in  Dutch.  It  was  this  feeling 
which  prompted  the  Sergeant  Minor,  who  received  the  cigarettes  from  your  courier, 
immediately  to  confer  with  the  Sergeant  Major,  who  in  turn  took  up  the  matter 
with  the  Major  Domo,  the  Major  Domo  acting  on  the  order  of  the  Duchess,  had  the 
Domo  Ultrissimo,  call  an  extra  session  of  the  Deputies,  who  between  smokes,  have 
been  discussing  for  the  past  thirty-six  hours  not  only  the  question  of  propriety  which 
your  generosity  has  created,  but  also  the  inimitable  aroma  of  your  Omars.  Therefore 
with  a  standing  army  of  250  men,  who  are  now  on  strike,  and  with  Ave  trusty  (but 
rusty)  ball  bearing  73's  which  have  been  living  a  rather  sedentary  life  for  the  past 
century,  in  issuing  this  ultimatum,  we  wish  you  to  be  fully  cognizant  of  the  fact 
that  we  do  not  fear  the  Americans,  even  when  bearing  gifts.  Hence,  Her  Majesty's 
deputies  and  advisers  have  decided  if  Monsieur  "Richard,  the  kind-hearted,"  will  be 
more  general  in  his  liberality  by  presenting  his  Omars  to  the  Lady  in  Waiting,  the 
Deputies  in  Sitting,  the  Duchess  in  Smoking- jacket  and  not  simply  to  Princess  Hilda 
in  particular,  their  diminishing  remnant  will  be  accepted  with  grateful  gladness. 

(Signed)  Her    Majesty's    Deputies    and    Advisers. 

"Oui,  Monsieur,"  was  all  he  said  to  the  waiting  messenger,  as  "head- 
quarters" cut  in  and  informed  him  that  his  smoke  barrage  was  falling 
far  short  of  its  objective.  Nor  did  he  prance  all  over  the  lot  with  ecstatic 
joy  on  the  following  day  when  he  received  a  note  of  acknowledgement 
and  thanks  from  Princess  Hilda,  in  which  she  stated  that  "the  one"  she 
got  was  a  "pippin." 

As  much  as  we  enjoyed  the  hospitality  and  warm  reception  given 
us  by  the  Luxemburgers,  the  G.  H.  Q.  order  for  the  One  Hundred  and 
Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  to  rejoin  the  30th  Division  in  the  Le  Mans 
area,  preparatory  to  sailing,  was  devoured  with  the  same  relish  that  a 
goat  consumeth  a  parson's  "biled"  shirt  off  the  line  of  a  Saturday  after- 
noon while  the  parson  within,  like  a  candle  hid  under  a  bushel,  ventureth 
not  out,  for  he  is  modest. 

We  reached  Evron  in  the  Le  Mans  area  after  traveling  five  days  and 
nights  in  box  cars,  and  if  war  is  what  Sherman  said  it  is,  then  this  mode 
of  traveling  was  the  same  thing  on  wheels.  All  the  berths  were  lowers 
with  hardwood  finish,  which  were  so  crowded  that  the  most  comfortable 
position  in  which  one  could  sleep  was  to  lock  his  feet  in  the  chest  of  one 
of  his  sixty  bed  fellows  with  a  half-nelson  key,  at  the  same  time  imploring 
his  bunkie  not  to  make  a  foot  mat  out  of  his  face,  as  if  "welcome"  were 
written  thereon. 


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After  remaining  at  Evron  long  enough  for  General  Pershing  to  give 
us  the  "once  over,"  we  took  the  box  car  limited,  freight  paid,  for  the 
mud  section  of  the  Le  Mans  Forwarding  Camp,  where  we  "stuck  around" 
week  after  week,  impatiently  waiting  for  sailing  orders,  to  the  accompani- 
ment of  Kozak's  tinkling  cymbal  and  sounding  brass  band,  which  jazzed 
the  A.  E.  F.  dirge:  , 

"Darling  I  am  coming  back — 
Silver  threads  among  the  black." 

It  was  here  that  we  learned  why  frogs  in  a  swamp  are  prone  to 
croak — we  thought  we«would.  And  as  all  things  come  to  those  who  wait, 
all  we  could  do  was  to  wait  on  time  and  tide,  which  wait  on  no  man. 
However,  after  many  delayed  orders  and  many  ordered  delays,  the  time 
finally  arrived  on  March  4th  and  we  eagerly  set  out  to  meet  the  tide  at 
St.  Nazaire. 

Though  no  poet  was  ever  inspired  to  write  an  ode  to  a  nightingale 
after  hearing  us  indulge  in  a  darky  revival  song,  yet  Apollo  would  have 
signed  us  up  for  his  celestial  choir  and  St.  Cecilia  claimed  us  for  her 
own  had  they  been  aware  of  the  animation,  passion  and  tender  feeling 
with  which  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  at  that  glad 
moment  while  waiting  for  the  transport,  could  have  rendered :  "Sweet 
Chariot,  coming  for  to  carry  me  Home." 

As  soon  as  our  feet  hit  the  gang  plank,  we  were  ushered  into  our 
reservations  and  the  curtain  went  up,  presenting  a  comedy  entitled,  "About 
'steen  thousand  and  45  minutes  from  Broadway,"  which  was  booked  for  a 
twelve  day  run,  with  Santa  Teresa,  one  of  Josephus  Daniels'  dashing  young 
actresses,  playing  the  leading  part.  Nor  was  it  long  before  things  began 
to  liven  up,  in  fact  the  play  commenced  to  get  rough  from  the  very  begin- 
ning, when  Miss  Teresa  began  to  cheek  dance  and  do  the  Boston  dip 
with  the  "old  man  of  the  sea,"  much  to  the  annoyance  of  the  audience 
and  our  latest  meal.  Despite  her  disconcerting  whirligigs,  however, 
Teresa  continued  to  hold  her  audience  with  the  same  compelling  grip  that 
the  whale  held  Jonah.  And  while  in  the  very  act  of  "vamping"  her  Tar 
Heel  audience  to  such  an  extent  that  they  were  unable  to  look  a  meal 
ticket  in  the  face,  she  was  at  the  same  time  "double  crossing"  the  ocean, 
her  main  support.  It  was  in  this  act  we  became  thoroughly  convinced 
that  there  is  "more  truth  than  poetry"  in  Boston  Baked  Beans,  for 
"truth  crushed  to  the  ground  shall  surely  rise  again." 

After  the  first  curtain  fall,  while  the  loaves  and  the  fishes  were  hold- 
ing a  peace  conference  and  our  feet  were  simply  itching  to  put  the  "hob" 
in  Hoboken,  it  was  announced  in  behalf  of  the  management  that  as 
Hoboken  had  gone  dry,  we  would  have  to  go  elsewhere  "to  hit  the  Port." 
Whereupon,  as  Virginia  qualified  under  the  2%  per  cent,  test,  we  were 
billed  for  Newport  News. 

The  big  act  though  was  the  eating  act,  which  abounded  in  climaxes, 
prunes  and  more  prunes.     The  parts  played  in  this  act,  which  was  more 


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or  less  of  a  gamble  with  odds  against  you,  had  all  the  ear  marks  of  a  base- 
ball game  of  the  Tidewater  league  variety.  The  batters  were  all  there : 
corn  meal  batter,  flour  batter  (raw  but  rare),  chocolate  pudding  batter, 
and  the  other  batters,  with  the  exception  of  batter  cakes  (who  played 
exclusively  for  the  "majors").  And  when  the  2d  Looey  Umpire  yelled 
"batter  up"  and  the  big  doors  to  the  mess  hall  diamond  were  swung  open, 
the  big  game  was  on,  and  you  were  in  the   "line-up." 

You  advance  toward  the  K.  P.  slingers  with  the  appetizing  determina- 
tion of  doing  "good  work  at  the  plate."  You  look  the  first  one  over — it's 
slum !  As  you  wait  for  the  next  one,  the  heaver  shoots  two  hot  ones 
across — spuds !  A  south-paw  K.  P.  loses  control  of  the  next  one — part  of 
the  coffee  crosses  the  plate,  and  the  rest  goes  up  your  sleeve.  Just  as  you 
step  up  to  a  chocolate  pudding  straight,  Teresa  suddenly  attempts  the 
"shimmie,"  and  you  are  railroaded  to  first  by  the  Tidewater  express. 
You  hang  around  first  (one  thing  and  then  another)  until  your  ability 
as  a  slider  becomes  spectacular,  and  your  impartiality  in  the  distribution 
of  food  would  qualify  you  to  dictate  to  the  food  dictator.  As  you  regain 
consciousness  enough  to  open  one  eye  you  discern  dimly  a  guy  with  a  lean 
and  hungry  look  spitting  out  your  spuds  with  a  sputter,  and  that  your 
slum  has  gone  slam  into  the  casual  compartment,  causing  consternation 
among  the  convalescents.  You  recognize  your  chocolate  pudding  pasted 
over  a  face  that  is  beyond  recognition,  and  your  mess  kit  emulated  the 
dish  by  running  away  with  your  spoon.     Yet  none  of  these  things  added 


The  U.  S.  S.  Santa  Teresa.    This  picture  was  taken  at  Newport  News,  Va.,  just  before 
the  regiment  began  to  leave  the  vessel. 


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K.  P.'S  GOING  INTO  POSITION  NEAR  MONTFAUCON 
Departing  K.  P. — "Right  here,  Bill,  is  where  you  and  me  and  this  here  range  separates.    I  done 
heard  too  much  about  them  German  range-finders." 


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one  bit  of  nourishment  to  a  bruised  appetite.     In  your  final  desperation 
you  take  a  good  lead  and  try  to  steal  "seconds,"  and  are  "put  out." 

But  it  was  during  the  storm  scene  which  followed  the  eating  act  that 
Teresa  began  to  get  so  rough  that  we  could  hardly  contain  ourselves — 
most  of  us  didn't.  And  things  went  from  bad  to  worse  and  from  worse 
to  politics.  Inwardly,  the  unsettled  state  of  affairs,  the  spasmodic  upris- 
ings and  insurrections  readily  branded  us  as  Bolsheviki,  while  outwardly 
we  were  strong  for  any  political  party  in  whose  platform  there  was  a 
gang  plank.  Teresa  however,  soon  repented  and  in  the  final  scene  began 
to  grow  calm  and  sentimental  as  she  drew  near  her  affinity,  and  the 
biggest  hit  of  all  was  when  the  gang  plank  hit  the  American  shore,  which 
"brought  down  the  audience"  to  American  soil. 


ARMY  LODGE  A,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

HE  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery,  being 
almost  100  per  cent.  North  Carolinian  to  start  with,  was 
naturally  a  hot-bed  of  Masonry.  All  North  Carolina 
believes  in  the  principles  of  the  greatest  of  all  secret 
orders,  the  Masons,  and  no  good  Tar  Heel  figures  on  living 
out  his  allotted  span  and  dying  without  having  been 
raised  to  the  degree  of  Master  Mason. 

When  the  regiment  had  had  time  to  get  settled  and 
there  was  opportunity  for  casting  about  and  getting  acquainted  with  one 
another  the  Masons  of  the  regiment  found  many  "brethren"  and  some 
were  occupying  high  places,  while  others  were  holding  down  positions 
slightly  lower.  The  brigade  commander  was  a  Mason  of  the  most  enthusi- 
astic variety.  So  was  the  colonel,  so  was  the  lieutenant-colonel,  so  were 
all  three  of  the  regiment's  majors  and  nearly  all  of  the  lower  officers. 
There  were  Masons  among  the  sergeants  and  corporals.  There  were  Ma- 
sons among  the  bucks  of  the  batteries.  There  were  Masonic  cooks,  mule- 
skinners  and  incinerator  experts. 

Some  one  studied  out  a  plan  for  an  army  lodge,  an  organization  of 
brothers,  who  could  "meet  upon  the  level"  where  rank  is  forgotten  and  all 
men  are  equal.  It  pleased  everybody.  A  petition  was  circulated  in  the 
regiment,  asking  the  Grand  Lodge  of  North  Carolina  for  a  dispensation 
for  the  establishment  of  "Army  Lodge  A."  Major  Claude  L.  Pridgen, 
commanding  officer  of  the  regiment's  Sanitary  Detachment,  was  Grand 
Master  of  the  North  Carolina  Grand  Lodge  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  he  arranged 
for  the  dispensation.  The  first  meeting  of  the  lodge  was  held  in  the 
Masonic  Temple  at  Greenville,  January  12,  1918  and  it  was  opened  by 
Grand  Master  Pridgen. 

At  this  meeting  Sergeant  Joseph  H.  Mitchell,  of  the  Sanitary  Detach- 
ment, was  elected  W.  M.,  Brigadier  General  George  G.  Gatley,  command- 
ing the  55th  Field  Artillery  Brigade,  was  elected  S.  W.  and  Colonel  Albert 
L.  Cox,  J.  W.    The  officers  who  served  at  this  first  meeting  were : 
W.  M.,  Joseph  H.  Mitchell. 
S.  W.,  George  G.  Gatley. 
Acting  J,  W.,  Alfred  L.  Bulwinkle. 
Acting  Chaplain,  Claude  L.  Pridgen. 
Acting  S.  D.,  Benj.  R.  Lacy,  Jr. 
Acting  J.  D.,  Louis  A.  Hanson. 
Acting  S.  S.,  Erskine  E.  Boyce. 


198  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

Acting  J.  S.,  Ralph  S.  Sholar. 

Acting  Tyler,  Karl  P.  Burger. 

Thomas  S.  Payne,  of  the  Sanitary  Detachment,  was  elected  secretary 
of  the  lodge  and  Erskine  E.  Boyce,  adjutant  of  the  Second  Battalion,  was 
elected  treasurer. 

At  a  subsequent  meeting,  the  following  permanent  officers  were  ap- 
pointed by  the  W.  M.  : 

S.  D.,  B.  R.  Lacy,  Jr. 

J.  D.,  John  E.  Burris. 

S.  S.,  Samuel  T.  Russell. 

J.  S.,  Julian  M.  Byrd. 

Tyler,  Karl  P.  Burger. 

Chaplain,  Claude  L.  Pridgen. 

The  following  standing  committees  were  named: 

Finance,  Claude  L.  Pridgen,  George  G.  Gatley,  Benj.  R.  Lacy,  Jr. 

Reference,  Alfred  L.  Bulwinkle,  Erskine  E.  Boyce  and  Albert  L.  Cox. 

Oxford  Orphanage,  Thomas  S.  Payne,  Karl  P.  Burger  and  Samuel 
T.  Russell. 

The  lodge  meetings  were  always  interesting,  but  it  was  the  first  that 
will  linger  longest  in  the  memories  of  those  who  were  present.  It  was 
the  first  experience  of  meeting  on  the  level  that  the  Masons  there  assembled 
had  had  for  many  months.  They  had  been  in  the  army  for  more  than 
six  months  and  army  rank  and  circumstance  is  pretty  well  denned  and 
rigidly  maintained.  Here  for  the  first  time  in  his  military  experience 
Brother  Buck  Private  met  Brother  Brigadier  General  and  Brother  Colonel 
on  perfect  equality  of  footing  and  none  was  the  worse  for  the  experience. 
Brother  Buck  found  that  his  Brother  Brigadier  was  a  human  being,  after 
all,  and  not  the  tyrant  that  he  had  watched  from  afar  with  fear  and 
trembling,  and  he  carried  back  to  his  fellows  who  were  not  members  of 
the  lodge  the  new  impressions  he  had  received  not  only  as  to  the  Brigadier 
General  but  as  to  many  other  officers.  Army  Lodge  A  was  a  source  of 
profit  to  the  regiment  from  its  inception  and  the  good  it  accomplished  can 
never  be  estimated. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  lodge  was  featured  by  short  speeches  by 
General  Gatley  and  Major  Pridgen  and  the  lodge's  most  important  action 
was  to  direct  the  newly  elected  Master  to  go  to  Raleigh,  N.  C,  for  the 
meeting  of  the  North  Carolina  Grand  Lodge,  and  formally  place  before 
that  body  an  application  for  a  charter. 

At  the  next  regular  meeting,  which  was  held  on  January  19,  1918, 
the  lodge  was  legally  dedicated  and  consecrated  and  the  officers  elected 
at  the  first  meeting  lawfully  installed.  Grand  Master  Pridgen  presided 
at  the  ceremonies  and  there  were  many  visiting  Masons  present.  At  this 
meeting  the  first  petitions  for  degrees  were  received,  this  being  from  Lieu- 
tenant Joseph  A.  Speed,  and  Lieutenant  Henry  P.  Ledford,  of  the  Sanitary 
Detachment,  and  Privates  Aaron  T.  Sailing  and  Harry  B.  Register,  also 
of  the  Sanitary  Detachment.    It  became  necessary  to  ask  the  South  Caro- 


Army  Lodge  A,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  199 

Una  Grand  Lodge  for  permission  to  confer  degrees  in  its  jurisdiction.  This 
right  was  readily  granted. 

The  lodge  was  much  gratified  to  learn  that  the  Grand  Lodge  of  North 
Carolina  had  accorded  the  new  organization  a  warm  welcome  and  was 
very  proud  of  its  new  offspring.  Past  Grand  Master  Pridgen  brought 
from  the  Grand  Lodge  of  North  Carolina  an  offer  to  donate  $500  toward 
a  Masonic  club  room  for  the  soldiers  of  the  regiment  and  from  St.  John's 
Lodge,  No.  1,  Wilmington,  N.  C,  a  further  donation  of  $50  for  the  lodge. 
The  project  met  with  disfavor  when  the  camp  authorities  were  approached 
and  it  was  abandoned.  It  was  also  learned  that  the  War  Department 
had  prohibited  secret  meetings  within  the  limits  of  all  army  camps  and 
arrangements  were  made  to  hold  all  meetings  for  secret  work  thereafter 
in  the  Masonic  Temple  at  Greenville. 

The  lodge's  first  meeting  in  March  was  featured  by  a  visit  from 
Brother  George  S.  Norfleet,  Grand  Master  of  North  Carolina  Masons,  of 
Winston-Salem.  He  had  been  elected  in  January  to  succeed  Major  Claude 
L.  Pridgen.  The  Grand  Master  took  a  great  deal  of  interest  in  Army 
Lodge  A  and  offered  it  every  encouragement.  He  gave  the  lodge  a  very 
beautiful  silk  flag  which  was  carried  with  the  lodge  throughout  the  war 
and  after  the  regiment's  return  to  the  United  States,  presented  to  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  North  Carolina. 

Unfortunately,  the  minutes  of  the  lodge  were  not  well  kept  at  all 
times.  The  first  secretary  of  the  lodge  was  transferred  to  another  outfit 
and  the  lodge  lost  his  services  and  the  work  was  passed  around  from 
hand  to  hand.  Such  of  the  records  as  are  still  available  record  the  election 
of  the  following  candidates  for  degrees: 

Liston  L.  Mallard,  Thomas  I.  Graham,  Eugene  Allison,  W.  T.  Dixon, 
J.  E.  Lambeth,  Jr.,  Otway  C.  Fogus,  Roman  L.  Mauldin,  Hugh  C.  Pollard, 
L.  W.  Gardner,  Thomas  A.  Lacy,  Wilbon  0.  Huntley,  Ferdinand  D.  Fink, 
Carey  E.  Dorsett,  Frank  W.  McKeel,  Walter  W.  Pollock,  Arthur  B.  Corey, 
Sam  N.  Nash,  Rufus  C.  Miller,  Herbert  M.  Thornburg,  Lewis  Norwood, 
Charles  R.  Davis,  Wilbur  C.  Spruill,  John  W.  Brookshire. 

There  is  also  recorded  at  various  meetings  in  the  United  States  and 
in  France  and  Luxemburg,  the  election  to  membership  in  the  lodge  of 
various  Masons,  among  them  being  the  following: 

Sidney  C.  Chambers,  G.  N.  Taylor,  E.  W.  McCullers,  W.  R.  Thompson, 
L.  P.  McLendon,  L.  B.  Crayton,  Thaddeus  G.  Stem,  J.  M.  Lynch,  J.  C. 
Fortune,  J.  T.  Leslie,  Nelson  L.  Nelson,  W.  E.  Baugham,  Enoch  S.  Sim- 
mons, H.  B.  Newell,  C.  T.  Scott,  R.  L.  Vaughan,  J.  P.  Bolt,  A.  L.  Fletcher, 
H.  G.  Coleman,  J.  T.  Gross,  C.  L.  Gross,  D.  T.  Moore,  N.  0.  Reeves,  J.  W. 
McCawley,  G.  P.  Norwood,  R.  L.  Atwater,  Zeno  O.  Ratcliff  and  Christian 
E.  Mears. 

The  last  regular  meeting  in  the  United  States  was  held  on  May  1, 
1918.  Moving  orders  came  soon  thereafter  and  no  regular  meeting  was 
held  until  after  the  regiment  had  completed  its  period  of  training  in 
France  and  had  been  actively  engaged  in  the  fighting  on  the  Toul  front 


200 History  of  the  U3ih  Field  Artillery 

for  two  weeks.  On  September  7,  1918,  in  the  little  village  of  Sanzy  on 
the  outskirts  of  the  "Foret  de  la  Reine,"  Army  Lodge  A  met  in  special 
communication  to  initiate  Thomas  I.  Graham,  W.  T.  Dixon  and  Stewart 
Barnes,  the  first  two  having  been  elected  as  candidates  for  the  degrees 
and  the  last  named  as  a  courtesy  to  Watauga  Lodge  No.  273,  of  Boone, 
N.  C.  This  point  was  only  a  few  miles  from  the  front  and  the  sound 
of  the  guns  and  the  muffled  roar  of  exploding  of  shells  furnished  a  strange 
accompaniment  for  the  solemn  words  of  the  Masonic  ritual. 

There  was  no  regular  or  special  communication  after  that  until  after 
the  Armistice,  when  meetings  were  resumed  in  a  shack  in  the  Foret  de  la 
Montagne,  on  the  Woevre  sector,  which  Headquarters  Company  honored 
with  the  title  of  "mess-hall."  Here  at  a  meeting  held  on  November  16, 
1918,  the  following  new  officers  were  elected: 

W.  M.,  Albert  L.  Cox,  who  had  been  J.  W. 

S.  W.,  Karl  P.  Burger,  who  had  been  Tyler. 

J.  W.,  Christian  E.  Mears. 

Treasurer,  Erskine  E.  Boyce. 

Secretary,  George  N.  Taylor. 

At  a  subsequent  meeting  held  at  Colmar-Berg,  in  the  province  of 
Luxemburg,  the  following  appointments  were  made : 

To  be  S.  D.,  John  E.  Burriss. 

To  be  J.  D.,  W.  Reid  Thompson. 

To  be  Tyler,  Dewitt  T.  Moore. 

To  be  Chaplain,  B.  R.  Lacy,  Jr. 

To  be  S.  S.,  Ralph  L.  Sholar. 

To  be  J.  S.,  Cleve  L.  Gross. 

The  following  standing  committees  were  appointed : 

Oxford  Orphanage  Committee:  John  E.  Burriss,  Chairman;  John  M. 
Lynch,  Harry  B.  Newell. 

Finance  Committee :  A.  L.  Fletcher,  Chairman ;  Harry  B.  Register, 
Lennox  P.  McLendon. 

Reference  Committee:  Alfred  L.  Bulwinkle,  Chairman;  Wm.  L. 
Futrelle,  Roy  L.  Vaughan. 

These  officers  served  throughout  the  remainder  of  Army  Lodge  A's 
existence. 

The  lodge  did  a  great  deal  of  work  for  other  lodges  in  various  states, 
a  service  which  it  rendered  gladly.  It  also  "kept  open  house"  for  all 
Masons  everywhere.  Comparatively  few  of  the  Masons  of  the  regiment 
transferred  their  membership  to  Army  Lodge  A  but  those  who  did  not 
were  welcomed  just  as  warmly  to  every  meeting  as  if  they  had  transferred, 
and  the  Masons  of  other  regiments  in  the  30th  Division,  while  in  the 
United  States,  and  of  the  various  units  with  which  the  regiment  served  in 
France  and  with  the  Army  of  Occupation,  were  always  invited  to  all 
meetings  of  the  lodge  and  many  a  homesick  Mason  was  cheered  and  com- 
forted by  the  experience. 

The  book  of  minutes  which  is  now  the  property  of  the  Grand  Lodge 


Army  Lodge  A,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  201 

of  North  Carolina,  records  meetings  in  various  parts  of  France,  at  the 
little  town  of  Bous,  just  a  mile  from  the  Moselle  River  in  Luxemburg,  at 
Colmar-Berg  and  at  Bissen  in  Luxemburg  and  at  Jouy-Sous-les-Cotes,  in 
France,  the  last  meeting  on  French  soil  being  held  on  Saturday,  January 
18,  1919,  just  before  the  regiment  entrained  for  Le  Mans  to  rejoin  the 
30th  Division. 

The  last  regular  communication  of  the  lodge  was  held  aboard  the 
U.  S.  S.  Santa  Teresa,  on  March  15,  1919,  en  route  from  St.  Nazaire,  France, 
to  Newport  News,  Va.  It  was  featured  by  a  large  attendance  of  visiting 
Masons  from  the  ship's  crew  and  everybody  enjoyed  the  very  unusual 
lodge  meeting  aboard  one  of  Uncle  Sam's  great  transports,  headed  for 
home.  At  this  meeting  Arthur  B.  Corey,  Sam  N.  Nash,  Rufus  C.  Miller, 
Herbert  M.  Thornburg,  Lewis  Norwood,  Charles  R.  Davis,  Wilbur  C. 
Spruill  and  John  W.  Brookshire  were  given  the  degree  of  entered  appren- 
tice. 

With  the  close  of  this  meeting  Army  Lodge  A  passed  into  history. 
It  was  not  regularly  dissolved  until  the  regiment  was  demobilized  but  in 
the  rush  and  hurry  attendant  upon  demobilization,  it  was  impossible  to 
hold  other  meetings.  Under  the  charter  of  the  lodge  the  memberships 
of  the  old  Masons  who  constituted  Army  Lodge  A  automatically  reverted 
to  the  home  lodges  from  which  they  had  received  dimits  and  the  new 
Masons  were  certified  to  lodges  having  jurisdiction  over  them. 

Army  Lodge  A  did  a  great  deal  of  good,  underwent  many  odd  and 
unusual  experiences,  and  brought  into  the  Masonic  fold  a  fine  lot  of  young 
men.  It  aided  materially  in  sustaining  the  morale  of  the  regiment  in  all 
kinds  of  trying  circumstances.  It  helped  the  Masons  of  the  regiment  to 
keep  in  mind  the  high  principles  of  their  great  order.  It  served  to  remind 
the  officers  of  the  regiment  of  the  fact  that  officers  in  all  armies  sometimes 
forget  that  they  were  only  men,  clothed  for  a  time  in  authority,  but  no 
whit  better  than  the  men  under  them.  It  served  also  to  bring  about  a 
clearer  understanding  among  the  enlisted  personnel  of  the  heavy  load  of 
responsibility  their  brother  officers  carried  and  by  so  doing  it  helped  to 
make  the  regiment  what  it  was.  The  lodge  never  forgot  its  obligations  to 
provide  for  the  widows  and  orphans  and  it  contributed  largely  to  every 
good  cause.  Fifteen  hundred  francs,  at  that  time  equivalent  to  about 
$275,  was  contributed  to  the  A.  E.  F.  French  orphans'  fund. 

Roster  of  Army  Lodge  A,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

Allison,   Eugene.  Burger,  Karl  P.  Davis,  C.  R. 

Atwater,  R.  L.  Burriss,  J.  E.  Dixon,  W.  T. 

Bailey,  R.  A.  Byrd,  J.  M.  Dorsett,  C.  E. 

Baugham,  W.  E.  Chambers,  S.  C.  Fink,   Ferdinand. 

Bolt,  J.  P.  Coleman,  H.  G.  Fletcher,  A.  L. 

Boyce,  E.  E.  Corey  A.  B.  Fogus,  0.  C. 

Brookshire,  J.  W.  Cox,  A.  L.  Fortune,  J.  C. 

Bulwinkle,  A.  L.  Crayton,  L.  B.  Futrelle,  W.  L. 


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Gardner,  L.  W. 
Gatley,  G.  G. 
Graham,  T.  I. 
Gross,  C.  L. 
Gross,  J.  T. 
Hanson,  L.  A. 
Huntley,  W.  0. 
Lacy,  B.  R.,  Jr. 
Lacy,  T.  A. 
Lambert,  J.  E. 
Ledford,  H.  P. 
Leslie,  J.  T. 
Lynch,  J.  M. 
Mallard,  L.  L. 
Mauldin,  R.  L. 
Miller,  R.  C. 


McCawley,  J.  W. 
McKeel,  F.  W. 
McLendon,  L.  P. 
Mears,  C.  E. 
Mitchell,  J.  H. 
Moore,  D.  T. 
Nash,  S.  N. 
Nelson,  N.  L. 
Newell,  H.  B. 
Norwood,  G.  P. 
Norwood,   Lewis. 
Payne,  T.  L. 
Pollard,  H.  C. 
Pollock,  W.  W. 
Pridgen,   C.   L. 
Ratcliff,  Z.  0. 


Reeves,  N.  0. 
Register,  H.  B. 
Rogers,  Dudley. 
Russell,  S.  T. 
Sailing,  A.  T. 
Scott,  C.  T. 
Sholar,  R.   L. 
Simmons,  E.  S. 
Speed,  J.  A. 
Spruill,  W.  C. 
Stem,  T.  G. 
Taylor,  G.  N. 
Thompson,  W.  R. 
Thornburg,  H.  M. 
Vaughan,  R.  L. 
Workman,  Q.  0. 


A  BRIEF  STORY  OF  THE  OPERATIONS  OF  THE 

THIRTIETH  DIVISION  IN  BELGIUM 

AND  FRANCE 

The  30th  Division  was  a  distinctively  American  division.  More  than 
95  per  cent,  of  its  personnel  was  of  American  born  parents.  The  division 
was  constituted  of  National  Guard  troops  of  North  Carolina,  South  Caro- 
lina and  Tennessee,  augmented  by  many  thousands  of  selective  draft  troops 
from  the  States  of  Indiana,  Illinois,  Minnesota,  North  Dakota,  North 
Carolina,  South  Carolina  and  Tennessee. 

The  division  was  dubbed  "Old  Hickory"  after  the  warrior  and  states- 
man Andrew  Jackson  who  was  so  closely  identified  with  the  history  of 
the  States  furnishing  the  major  portion  of  its  personnel. 

The  Old  Hickory  Division  landed  at  the  port  of  Calais,  France,  on  the 
24th  day  of  May,  1918,  and  was  billeted  in  the  Eperlocques  Training  Area. 
While  in  this  area  the  officers  of  the  division  reconnoitered  the  Terdeghen 
Switch  Line,  south  of  Cassel,  and  complete  plans  were  formulated  for 
the  occupation  of  this  line  by  forced  marches  in  case  of  emergency. 

Before  the  completion  of  its  training  period,  the  division  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  II  British  Corps,  Second  Army,  in  the  Ypres  sector  to  be 
in  close  support  in  case  of  the  expected  German  offensive.  This  division, 
first  American  division  to  enter  that  kingdom,  marched  into  Belgium  on 
July  4th  with  Division  Headquarters  at  Watou,  to  be  in  close  support  of 
the  33d  and  49th  British  Divisions,  and  was  employed  in  completing 
the  construction  of  the  East  and  West  Poperinghe  Defense  Systems  im- 
mediately in  rear  of  these  two  divisions.  An  immense  amount  of  trench 
and  wire  construction  was  done.  Complete  plans  and  orders  were  issued 
for  the  occupation  of  the  East  and  West  Poperinghe  Systems  by  the  30th 


Operations  in  Belgium  and  France  203 

Division  in  the  event  of  a  German  attack  and  a  forced  withdrawal  of  the 
British  divisions  in  the  front.  The  division  received  training  in  the  front 
line  with  the  33d  and  49th  Divisions,  first  as  individuals,  then  by  platoons, 
and  lastly  by  entire  battalions. 

On  August  17,  1918,  the  division  took  over  the  entire  sector  occupied 
by  the  33d  British  Division,  60th  Brigade  being  in  the  front  line,  59th 
Brigade  in  support.  This  was  known  as  the  Canal  sector  and  extended 
from  the  southern  outskirts  of  Ypres  to  the  vicinity  of  Voormezeele,  a 
distance  of  2.400  metres. 

On  August  31st  and  September  1st  the  division  engaged  in  an  offensive 
in  conjunction  with  the  14th  British  Division  on  the  left  and  27th  American 
Division  on  the  right.  The  30th  Division  captured  all  its  objectives, 
including  Lock  No.  8,  Lankhof  Farm  and  the  City  of  Voormezeele,  advanc- 
ing fifteen  hundred  yards,  capturing  fifteen  prisoners,  two  machine-guns 
and  thirty-five  rifles.  As  a  result  of  this  advance  the  236th  Division, 
which  was  considered  an  average  German  division,  was  identified.  During 
the  six  weeks  previous  to  this  advance,  many  attempts  had  been  made  by 
the  British  and  our  own  troops  to  identify  this  German  division. 

On  September  4th/5th  the  division  was  withdrawn  from  the  Canal 
sector  and  placed  in  British  G.  H.  Q.  reserve  with  Division  Headquarters 
at  Roellecourt,  France.  While  in  this  area  the  entire  division  was  trained 
in  attacking  in  conjunction  with  British  tanks. 

On  September  17th  the  division  was  again  moved  farther  south  with 
Division  Headquarters  at  Herissart,  and  on  September  22d  was  moved  to 
the  British  Fourth  Army  with  Division  Headquarters  at  Bois  de  Buire, 
near  Tincourt,  taking  over  a  front  line  sector  from  the  1st  Australian 
Division,  on  the  night  of  23d/24th. 

On  September  29th  this  division  with  the  27th  American  Division 
on  the  left  and  the  46th  British  Division  on  the  right,  assaulted  the  Hin- 
denburg  Line.  The  Hindenburg  Line  at  this  point  curves  in  front  of  the 
Tunnel  of  St.  Quentin.  This  was  considered  impregnable  by  the  Germans 
for  the  following  reasons :  The  Hindenburg  Line  curving  west  of  the 
tunnel  consisted  of  three  main  trench  systems  protected  by  vast  fields  of 
heavy  barbed  wire  entanglements  skillfully  placed;  this  wire  was  very 
heavy  and  had  been  damaged  very  little  by  artillery  fire.  The  dominating 
ground  enabled  them  to  bring  devastating  machine-gun  fire  on  all  ap- 
proaches. The  lines  had  been  strengthened  with  concrete  machine-gun 
emplacements.  It  contained  at  this  point  a  large  number  of  dugouts,  lined 
with  mining  timbers,  with  wooden  steps  leading  down  to  a  depth  of  about 
thirty  feet  with  small  rooms  capable  of  holding  from  four  to  six  men  each. 
In  many  cases  these  dugouts  were  wired  for  electric  light.  The  large 
tunnel  through  which  the  canal  ran,  was  of  sufficient  capacity  to  shelter 
a  division.  This  tunnel  was  electrically  lighted  and  filled  with  barges. 
Connecting  it  with  the  Hindenburg  trench  system  were  numerous  tunnels. 
In  one  case  a  direct  tunnel  ran  from  the  main  tunnel  to  the  basement  of 
a  large  stone  building,  which  the  enemy  used  for  headquarters.     Other 


204  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

tunnels  ran  from  the  main  tunnel  eastward  to  the  City  of  Bellicourt  and 
other  places.  This  complete  subterranean  system  with  its  hidden  exits 
and  entrances,  unknown  to  us,  formed  a  complete  and  safe  subterranean 
method  of  communication  and  reinforcement  for  the  German  sector. 

The  30th  Division,  the  60th  Brigade,  augmented  by  units  of  the  117th 
Infantry,  attacking,  assaulted  this  line  at  5:50  a.  m.,  September  29th, 
on  a  front  of  3,000  yards,  captured  the  entire  Hindenburg  System  of 
that  sector  and  advanced  farther  capturing  the  tunnel  system  with  the 
German  troops  therein,  and  took  the  cities  of  Bellicourt,  Nauroy,  Riqueval, 
Carriere,  Etricourt,  Guillaine  Ferme  and  Ferme  de  Riqueval,  advancing 
4,200  yards,  defeating  two  enemy  divisions  of  average  quality  (the  75th 
Reserve  Division  and  the  185th  Division) ,  taking  as  prisoners  47  officers 
and  1,434  men. 

On  October  lst/2d  the  30th  Division  was  relieved  by  the  5th  Australian 
Division  and  moved  to  back  area  with  Division  Headquarters  at  Herbe- 
court.  The  division  scarcely  reached  this  area  when  it  was  marched  back 
and  took  over  the  front  line  in  the  same  sector  from  the  2d  Australian 
Division  near  Montbrehain  on  the  night  of  4th/5th. 

On  October  8th,  9th,  10th  and  11th,  the  30th  Division  attacked  each 
day,  advancing  17,500  yards,  and  capturing  le  Tilleul  d' Archies,  le  Petit 
Cambresis,  Becquigny,  Mon.  Sarasin,  le  Trou  Aux  Soldats,  Busigny,  Glo- 
riette,  le  Vert  Donjon,  Escaufourt,  le  Rond  Pont,  Vaux-Andigny,  Vallee 
Hasard,  la  Haie  Menneresse,  la  Rochelle,  le  Vent  de  Bise,  St.  Souplet,  St. 
Benin,  Malassise,  Geneve,  half  of  Montbrehain,  Brancourt,  Premont,  Vaux- 
le-Pretre,  Brancoucourt,  Fraicourt  Ferme,  Bois  Mirand,  Butry  Ferme, 
la  Sabliere  Bois,  Becquignette  Ferme,  Bois  de  Malmaison,  Malmaison 
Ferme,  Bois  de  Busigny,  Bois  l'Ermitage,  Bois  Proyart,  Imberfayt  and 
Du  Guet  Fassiaux  Fermes,  taking  prisoners  45  officers  and  1,889  men. 
The  59th  Brigade  began  this  attack  on  October  8th  and  captured  all  their 
objectives,  including  Premont  and  Brancourt.  During  this  operation  from 
October  8th  to  11th  the  30th  Division  encountered  units  from  fourteen 
German  divisions,  classified  by  the  British  High  Command  as  follows:  34th 
Division,  average;  20th  Division,  very  good;  24th  Division,  very  good; 
21st  Division,  average;  21st  Reserve  Division,  average;  38th  Division,  very 
good;  119th  Division,  average;  121st  Division,  average;  187th  Sharpshoot- 
ing  Section,  very  good;  204th  Division,  average;  208th  Division,  average; 
3d  Naval  Division,  very  good;  15th  Reserve  Division,  average. 

The  30th  Division  was  relieved  by  the  27th  Division  on  October 
llth/12th,  but  returned  on  October  16th  and  took  over  a  part  of  the  same 
line  at  the  same  place,  being  the  right  half  of  the  sector  temporarily  held 
by  the  27th.  The  next  attack  was  launched  on  October  17th,  18th  and 
19th  against  the  221st  Division,  average;  243d  Division,  average;  29th 
Division,  very  good,  advancing  9,000  yards  and  capturing  six  officers  and 
412  men,  and  the  towns  of  Molain,  St.  Martin  Riviere,  Ribeauville, 
Ecaillon,  Mazinghein  and  Ribeaucourt  Ferme. 

During  much  of  the  fighting  from  October  8th  to  11th  and  from  17th  to 


Brigadier  General  George  G.  Galley  205 

19th,  difficulties  of  the  terrain  were  very  great,  with  the  country  greatly 
broken  by  small  patches  of  woods,  and  villages,  with  uneven  terrain  and 
occasional  large  towns  admirably  added  to  the  machine-gun  defense  of 
which  the  Germans  took  every  advantage.  The  La  Selle  River  with  high 
banks  beyond  was  obstinately  defended.  In  spite  of  these  difficulties  the 
advance  continued,  often  without  artillery  support,  and  was  made  possible 
only  by  the  determination  of  the  men  and  the  skillful  use  of  all  arms 
combined  with  clever  utilization  of  the  diversified  terrain.  The  3d  German 
Naval  Division  of  the  crack  German  divisions  was  hastily  thrown  in  in 
an  attempt  to  stop  the  advance. 

The  division  was  then  withdrawn  to  the  Heilly  Training  area,  near 
Amiens,  for  replacements  and  a  well-earned  rest;  Division  Headquarters 
at  Querrieu.  Two  weeks  later,  when  orders  for  an  immediate  return  to 
the  front  were  expected  daily,  the  armistice  with  Germany  was  signed 
November  11,  1918.  The  fighting  being  over,  the  II  American  Corps 
was  released  from  the  British  E.  F.  with  which  it  had  been  associated 
since  its  arrival  in  France,  and  transferred  to  the  American  E.  F.  in  the 
Le  Mans  area,  where  the  first  units  of  the  30th  Division  arrived  and 
Division  Headquarters  opened  at  Ballon  on  November  21st. 

During  the  above  operations  the  advance  was  so  rapid  and  the  troops 
withdrawn  so  soon,  there  was  no  opportunity  to  gather  up  and  salvage  a 
great  number  of  guns  and  supplies  captured,  which  were  left  for  the 
salvage  troops  of  the  Fourth  British  Army.  Upon  a  partial  check  by  the 
units  of  the  division,  it  is  known  that  at  least  seventy-two  field  artillery 
pieces,  twenty-six  trench  mortars,  426  machine  guns,  and  1,792  rifles 
were  captured  in  addition  to  the  great  mass  of  material.  This  represents 
but  a  portion  of  the  captured.  In  many  instances  field  guns  taken  from 
the  Germans  were  turned  over  to  the  supporting  artillery  and  used  by 
them  upon  the  retreating  enemy. 

Total  number  of  prisoners  captured  by  this  division  from  September 
29th  to  October  20th :  98  officers,  3,750  men.  During  the  same  period  we 
lost  3  officers  and  24  men  as  prisoners ;  44  officers  and  4,823  men  wounded 
(including  slightly  wounded  and  slightly  gassed). 


BRIGADIER  GENERAL  GEORGE  G.  GATLEY 

The  first  commanding  general  of  the  55th  Field  Artillery  Brigade 
was  Brigadier  General  George  G.  Gatley,  who  was  assigned  to  the  brigade 
in  August,  1917.  He  found  it  a  brigade  only  in  name.  Two  regiments 
of  it  were  made  up  of  new,  raw  recruits,  most  of  whom  had  had  no  previous 
military  experience.  The  other  regiment  had  been  an  infantry  outfit. 
Nobody  in  either  outfit  knew  anything  about  artillery. 

The  situation  he  faced  at  Camp  Sevier  must  have  been  a  trying  one 
for  him.  Very  few  members  of  his  command  realized  this  at  the  time. 
If  they  had  realized  it  they  might  have  been  less  resentful  when  the 


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General's  patience  gave  out  and  his  sharp  tongue  flayed  them  for  their 
shortcomings.     There  were  times  when  the  General  was  a  "holy  terror," 
but  looking  back  on  the  happenings 
of  those  days,  one  wonders  at  his 
moderation. 

Truly,  he  had  his  troubles. 

That  he  stuck  to  his  task,  and 
out  of  the  raw  material  furnished 
him  built  and  welded  together  a 
great  fighting  machine,  is  proof 
positive  that  he  is  a  man  of  re- 
source and  of  unusual  ability  as  an 
organizer.  When  he  left  the  brig- 
ade on  July  7,  1918,  it  was  on  the 
up-grade  and  going  strong.  He 
knew  then  that  his  work  had  not 
been  in  vain  and  that  his  brigade 
would  make  good,  and  it  was  hard 
for  him  to  leave. 

The  following  brief  sketch  of 
his  military  record  is  taken,  in  the 
main,  from  the  Army  Register: 

Born  in  Portland,  Me.,  Sep- 
tember 10,  1869.  Graduated,  U.  S. 
M.  A.,  Class  of  1890  and  assigned 
to  5th  Artillery.  First  lieutenant 
1898,  captain  1901  and  assigned  to 
command  17th  Battery.  Organ- 
ized same  at  Fort  Sam  Houston  and  took  it  to  Philippines  in  1903.  Served 
two  years  in  Mindanao,  and  Jolo  under  General  Wood  and  Captain  Persh- 
ing, in  several  expeditions  after  hostile  Moros.  The  battery  was  mentioned 
in  General  Orders  for  "Distinguished  Service"  in  G.  O.  No.  1,  Dept.  of  Min- 
danao, 1905.  Went  to  Cuba  in  1906  in  command  of  the  14th  Battery  Field 
Artillery,  now  Battery  F,  3d  Field  Artillery.  At  the  close  of  the  second  in- 
tervention was  sent  back  to  Cuba  to  organize  and  instruct  a  regiment  of 
field  artillery  and  remained  on  this  duty  over  four  years.  Returned  to 
United  States  in  1913  and  joined  the  4th  Field  Artillery  at  Texas  City, 
Tex.  Served  on  the  border  until  October,  1915,  when  he  was  ordered 
to  Sandy  Hook  Proving  Ground  as  Field  Artillery  member  of  the  Ordnance 
Board.  Remained  on  this  duty  until  August,  1917,  when  he  was  promoted 
to  the  rank  of  Brigadier  General,  National  Army,  and  ordered  to  Camp 
Sevier,  S.  C,  to  organize  the  55th  Field  Artillery  Brigade.  Served  with 
this  brigade  during  the  period  of  organization  and  instruction  until  July 
7,  1918,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the  67th  Field  Artillery  Brigade, 
42d  (Rainbow)  Division,  and  joined  same  July  9th  at  Vadenay  Farm,  North 
of  Chalons,  Champagne.     Commanded  this  brigade  during  remainder  of 


Brigadier  General  George  G.  Galley,  the  First 

Commanding     General     of    the     55th     Field 

Artillery  Brigade. 


Service  Records  of  75's  207 

the  war,  participating  in  the  Champagne-Marne  defensive,  Aisne-Marne 
offensive,  St.  Mihiel  offensive  and  Meuse-Argonne  offensive.  After  the 
armistice  went  to  Germany  with  the  brigade  and  remained  on  the  Rhine 
four  months,  leaving  there  April  8th  and  arriving  in  the  United  States 
April  26th. 

SERVICE  RECORDS  OF  THE  ONE  HUNDRED  AND 
THIRTEENTH  FIELD  ARTILLERY'S  75'S 

The  following  is  the  official  record  of  the  number  of  rounds  fired  in 
action  by  the  guns  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery,  as 
submitted  to  the  adjutant  of  the  55th  Field  Artillery  Brigade  on  November 
30,  1918: 

Battery  A 

Totals 


11,781 


Gun  No. 

Rounds  Fir 

15,218 

2,845 

16,154 

3,036 

16,308 

3,118 

15,262 

2,782 

Battery  B 

17,001 

2,837 

15,021 

3,159 

16,856 

3,127 

15,385 

3,057 

Battery  C 

15,742 

2,929 

15,520 

2,839 

15,360 

2,844 

15,254 

3,088 

Battery  D 

14,958 

2,800 

16,403 

2,816 

16,200 

2,874 

15,285 

2,944 

Battery  E 

15,348 

2  742 

16,480 

3,139 

15,731 

2,643 

16,325 

2,785 

Battery  F 

15,886 

2,996 

15,434 

2,390 

15,518 

2,703 

17,517 

2,591 

12,180 


11,700 


10,680 
Grand  Total  for  the  Regiment 69,084 


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THE   ONE   HUNDRED   AND  THIRTEENTH   FIELD   ARTILLERY'S 

"HALL   OF   FAME" 

HEADQUARTERS  30TH  DIVISION 

American  Expeditionary  Forces, 

France,  February  8,  1919. 

General  Orders] 
No.  6  j 

The  following  citations  for  acts  of  meritorious  conduct  described  are  published  to 
the  command. 

***** 

Captain  Erskine  E.  Boyce,  Hqs.  Co.,  113th  Field  Artillery. 

During  the  operations  near  IVOIRY,  26th  to  31st  September,  1918,  this  officer 
was  on  duty  as  liaison  officer  for  his  regiment.  During  the  engagement  he  remained 
on  duty  in  the  front  lines  of  the  infantry,  maintaining  his  own  communications  by 
means  of  salvaged  German  wire,  in  spite  of  loss  of  sleep  and  lack  of  food.  Al- 
though subjected  to  intense  shell-fire  he  showed  utter  disregard  of  personal  safety, 
and  by  his  unfailing  devotion  to  duty  inspired  great  confidence  in  those  about  him. 
His  devotion  to  duty  is  worthy  of  the  highest  commendation. 
***** 

First  Lieutenant  Allan  W.  Douglass,  Deceased,  Battery  E,  113th  Field 
Artillery. 
During  the  engagement  near  LIMEY,  12th  September,  1918,  after  being  struck  by 
a  shell  splinter,  he  continued  the  work  of  removing  the  dead  and  wounded  horses 
and  moving  the  carriages  to  a  place  of  safety.  Later  he  was  again  struck  by  a 
shell  and  killed  while  in  the  performance  of  his  duty.  His  courage  and  utter 
disregard  for  personal  safety  inspired  the  men  of  his  section  to  continue  their 
work  successfully. 

***** 

Chaplain  Benjamin  R.  Lacy,  113th  Field  Artillery. 

During  the  operations  near  THIACOURT,  14th  September,  1918,  where  several 
men  of  Batteries  B  and  C  were  wounded,  this  chaplain  rendered  first  aid  to  the 
wounded  under  intense  shell-fire.  Again,  on  26th  September,  in  the  BOIS  DU 
AVOCOURT,  where  the  gun  positions  were  subjected  to  heavy  shell-fire  and  one 
man  was  killed  and  others  wounded,  he  immediately  rendered  first  aid  to  the 
wounded,  disregarding  his  own  safety.  On  numerous  occasions  he  set  an  excellent 
example  to  the  officers  and  men  of  his  regiment  by  his  presence  in  the  most  for- 
ward positions  and  looking  after  the  sick  and  wounded. 

Sergeant   Fred    M.    Patterson    (1167450),    Battery    E,    113th    Field 
Artillery. 

During  the  operations  near  LIMEY,  12th  September,  1918,  when  a  section  was 
struck  and  horses  and  men  were  wounded  and  killed,  Sergeant  Patterson  volun- 
tarily took  up  the  work  of  the  drivers  and  assisted  in  exchanging  the  horses  and 
removing  the  carriage  to  a  place  of  safety.  He  continued  this  work  until  severely 
wounded. 


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Sergeant  Walter  R.  Minish  (1324194) ,  Battery  E,  113th  Field  Artillery. 

During  the  engagement  near  LIMEY,  12th  September,  1918,  when  his  section  was 
struck  by  shell-fire,  this  non-commissioned  officer  took  up  the  work  of  wounded 
drivers  and  assisted  in  exchanging  the  horses  and  removing  the  carriage  to  a  place 
of  safety.     He  continued  his  work  until  severely  wounded. 


Sergeant  Luther  H.  Barbour  (1323807) ,  Battery  C,  113th  Field  Artillery 

During  the  engagement  near  THIACOURT,  14th  September,  1918,  this  non-com- 
missioned officer  was  wounded  by  a  shell  explosion  while  inspecting  the  battery 
telephone  system.  Undaunted,  he  gave  directions  for  installation  of  a  new  tele- 
phone, and  although  severely  wounded  himself,  he  picked  up  another  wounded 
comrade  and  carried  him  to  a  place  of  safety.  By  his  courage  and  devotion  to  duty 
and  prompt  initiative  he  inspired  the  men  of  the  battery  to  continue  their  work  on 
the  telephone  system  without  interruption  in  the  work  of  the  battery.  His  conduct 
is  worthy  of  the  utmost  commendation 


Corporal  Elmer  Batten  Moore  (1323276),  Hqs.  Company,  113th  Field 
Artillery. 

During  the  operations  on  27th  October,  1918,  in  the  ARGONNE  FOREST,  when 
in  the  course  of  the  advance  where  the  infantry  had  become  temporarily  halted 
by  intense  machine-gun  fire,  this  soldier,  who  was  on  liaison  duty  for  the  support- 
ing artillery,  went  forward  alone,  when  others  had  to  seek  protection  from  the 
heavy  shell-fire,  and  salvaged  enemy  wire  within  fifty  to  one  hundred  yards  of 
the  front  lines  and  in  the  face  of  terrific  machine-gun  and  shell-fire,  and  by  so 
doing  enabled  the  furtherance  of  telephone  liaison  with  the  front  line  troops.  His 
devotion  to  duty,  prompt  initiative  and  disregard  for  personal  safety  is  worthy 
of  the  highest  praise. 


Corporal  Clarence  Caldwell  Hope  (1324447),  Battery  F,  113th  Field 
Artillery. 

During  the  operations  on  27th  October,  1918,  near  the  BOIS  DE  BEGUE,  this 
soldier,  on  liaison  duty  with  the  infantry,  went  forward  on  his  own  accord,  when 
others  had  to  seek  protection  from  the  terrific  machine-gun  fire,  and  salvaged 
enemy  wire  within  fifty  to  one  hundred  yards  of  the  front  lines,  exposing  himself 
to  the  heavy  shell  and  machine-gun  fire,  and  in  so  doing  secured  material  that 
enabled  the  furtherance  of  telephone  liaison  with  our  front  lines.  His  conduct 
was  conspicuous  for  its  daring  and  is  worthy  of  the  utmost  commendation. 


Private  Walter  N.  Perry  (1324701),  Sanitary  Detachment,  113th  Field 
Artillery. 

During  the  operations  near  IVOIRY,  29th  September,  1918,  this  soldier  was  on  duty 
for  first-aid  work.  While  going  into  position  the  battery  and  advancing  infantry 
was  subjected  to  intense  shell-fire  from  the  enemy  and  many  men  became  casualties. 


210  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

This  soldier  immediately  went  forward  and  rendered  first  aid  to  the  wounded. 
Locating  a  mortally  wounded  soldier  in  an  exposed  position,  and  despite  the  intense 
shell-fire,  Private  Perry  remained  with  this  man,  dressing  his  wounds  and  render- 
ing all  assistance  possible,  the  wounded  man  later  dying  in  his  arms.  His  devotion 
to  duty,  disregard  of  personal  safety,  is  worthy  of  the  highest  praise. 


Private  Rom  D.  Kirby  (1324263),  Battery  E,  113th  Field  Artillery. 

During  the  operations  near  LIMEY,  12th  September,  1918,  when  his  section  was 
struck  by  heavy  shell-fire,  Private  Kirby  took  up  the  work  of  wounded  drivers 
and  assisted  in  exchanging  horses  and  removing  the  carriage  to  a  place  of  safety. 
He  continued  his  work  until  mortally  wounded. 


Private  Edward  Ray  Bumgardner   (1324487),  Battery  F,  113th  Field 
Artillery. 

During  the  operations  near  MONTFAUCON,  27th  October,  1918,  this  soldier  was 
on  liaison  duty  with  the  infantry.  During  a  period  of  intense  shelling,  when 
the  infantry  was  forced  to  seek  shelter  from  the  terrific  machine-gun  fire,  this 
soldier  on  his  own  accord  salvaged  enemy  wire  within  fifty  to  one  hundred  yards 
of  the  front  lines,  exposing  himself  to  the  heavy  fire,  but  by  so  doing  he  secured 
the  necessary  material  to  further  the  maintenance  of  the  telephone  liaison  with 
our  front  lines,  no  other  wire  being  available  in  their  immediate  advance  there- 
after. His  prompt  initiative  and  disregard  for  personal  safety  contributed  much 
to  the  success  of  the  operation  and  his  conduct  is  worthy  of  the  highest  com- 
mendation. 

By  Command  of  Major-General  Lewis. 

JOHN  K.  KERR, 

Chief  of  Staff. 

Official  : 

ANDREW  J.  WHITE, 
Lieut.-Colonel,  Inf.,  U.   S.  A. 
Adjutant. 


Merit  recognized  in  recommendations  for  promotion. 

In  the  files  of  the  regiment  appear  two  official  letters  by  Colonel  Cox 
recommending  for  promotion  certain  junior  officers  and  non-commissioned 
officers  who  had  rendered  exceptionally  fine  service  in  the  regiment  and 
richly  deserved  promotion.  These  promotions  were  not  made  for  the 
reason  that  orders  came  a  few  days  thereafter  transferring  the  regiment 
to  the  United  States.    These  letters  follow : 


Hall  of  Fame  211 


HEADQUARTERS 

113th  Field  Artillery 

A.  E.  F. 


March   1,   1919. 


From:         Commanding  Officer,   113th   Field   Artillery,   A.    E.   F. 
To:  Commanding  General,  30th  Division. 

Subject:     Recommendations  to  Fill  Vacancies. 

1.     In  accordance  with  verbal  order,  I  have  the  honor  to  recommend  the  following 
officers  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth   Field  Artillery  for  promotion : 


TO  RANK  OF  FIRST  LIEUTENANT 

(1)  Second  Lieutenant  John  P.  Bolt — This  officer  was  commissioned  second 
lieutenant  March  2,  1918,  and  has  served  as  Assistant  Supply  Officer  of  the  Regiment 
in  training  and  in  the  field.  He  is  thorough,  efficient,  energetic  and  careful.  He  is 
fully  qualified  to  perform  the  duties  of  Regimental  Supply  Officer,  which  he  has  on 
numerous  occasions  performed,  and  was  recommended  for  promotion  to  first  lieutenant 
just  before  the  Armistice. 

(2)  Second  Lieutenant  William  Crenshaw — This  officer  was  transferred  to 
the  Regiment  in  May,  1918,  having  completed  satisfactorily  course  at  the  Third  Train- 
ing Camp,  Camp  Stanly,  Texas;  being  recommended  for  commission  at  that  camp  and 
receiving  such  commission  upon  his  arrival  in  France,  June  13,  1918.  As  Telephone 
Officer  of  the  Second  Battalion  and  as  Battery  Officer,  he  has,  at  all  times,  demon- 
strated his  ability  as  an  officer  and  as  an  artilleryman  in  such  manner  as  to  make 
him  fully  qualified  for  commission  as  a  first  lieutenant.  He  was  recommended  for 
promotion  to  the  grade  of  first  lieutenant  just  before  the  Armistice. 

(3)  Second  Lieutenant  Earl  J.  Higgins — This  officer  joined  the  Regiment  while 
in  the  Woevre  sector,  and  has  demonstrated  his  efficiency  as  an  officer  and  as  an  artil- 
leryman. I  consider  him  thoroughly  qualified  for  commission  as  first  lieutenant.  His 
service  has,  at  all  times,  been  satisfactory. 

(4)  Second  Lieutenant  Ernest  M.  Hedden — This  officer  joined  the  Regiment 
on  September  16,  1918  and  has  been  on  duty  as  Battery  Officer,  Gas  Officer  and  Liaison 
Officer.  He  has  performed  each  duty  well  and  is  fully  qualified  for  commission  as 
first  lieutenant. 

(5)  Second  Lieutenant  Richard  S.  Schmidt — This  officer  joined  the  Regiment 
just  prior  to  departure  from  the  States  in  May,  1918,  and  has  served  efficiently  and 
well  as  Battery  Officer,  Liaison  Officer  and  Intelligence  Officer.  He  is  thorough,  careful 
and  trustworthy,  and  fully  qualified  to  perform  the  duties  of  first  lieutenant  of  field 
artillery. 

ALBERT  L.  COX, 
Col.  113th  F.  A.,  Commanding. 


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HEADQUARTERS 

113th  Field  Artillery 

A.  E.  F. 


March   1,   1919. 


From:  Commanding  Officer,   113th   Field   Artillery,   A.   E.   F. 

To:  Commanding  General,  30th  Division,  A.  E.  F. 

Subject:     Recommendations  for  appointment  of  Second  Lieutenants  to  fill  vacancies: 

1.  In  accordance  with  verbal  directions,  the  following  non-commissioned  officers 
are  recommended  for  appointment  to  fill  vacancies  in  the  rank  of  second  lieutenant 
in  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery: 


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First  Sergeant  Raymond  Harris,  Battery  A. 

First  Sergeant  William  A.  Blount,  Battery  B. 

Regimental  Ordnance  Sergeant  Adrian  S.  Mitchell  attached  to  Supply  Com- 

Sergeant  John  G.  Ashe,  Battery  C. 

Regimental   Sergeant  Major  Kenneth  J.   Nixon,  Headquarters   Company. 

First  Sergeant  Frank  S.  Cline,  Supply  Company. 

Sergeant  Tracy  R.  Cobb,  Battery  A. 

Regimental  Sergeant  Major  William  A.  Allen,  Headquarters  Company. 

Sergeant  Earl  Johnson,  Headquarters  Company. 

Sergeant  Claude  S.  Ramsay,  Battery  B. 

Private  William  B.  Lumsden,  Headquarters  Company. 

Sergeant  William  H.  Williams,  Battery  D. 

Regimental  Supply  Sergeant  William   H.  Chance,  Supply   Company. 

Regimental  Sergeant  Major  Jacob  E.  Lambert,  Jr.,  Headquarters  Company. 


2.  The  first  12  men  have  all  completed  satisfactorily  the  course  in  Field  Artillery 
at  the  Saumur  School  and  hold  certificates  from  same.  Their  work  within  the  Regi- 
ment before  going  to  this  school  and  since  their  return  has  at  all  times  been  satis- 
factory, and  the  Regimental  Commander  considers  them  well  qualified  for  commission 
as  second  lieutenant  in  field  artillery. 

3.  Regimental  Supply  Sergeant  William  H.  Chance;  this  man  was  appointed 
Regimental  Supply  Sergeant  on  July  15,  1917.  He  is  alert,  energetic  and  proficient 
and  has  performed  his  duties  in  a  most  satisfactory  manner.  He  is  thoroughly  familiar 
with  the  many  details  that  a  Regimental  Supply  Officer  must  know  and  can  perform 
each  well.  He  is  thoroughly  qualified  for  a  second  lieutenant  in  the  Quartermaster 
Department  and  would  be  thoroughly  satisfactory  as  a  second  lieutenant  in  that 
line,  had  he  opportunity  to  attend  a  Candidates'  School,  which  his  duties  as  Regimental 
Supply  Sergeant  have  prevented  him  from  doing. 

4.  Regimental  Sergeant  Major  Jacob  E.  Lambert,  Jr.;  Sergeant  Lambert  as 
Regimental  Sergeant  Major  has  had  charge  of  the  preparation  of  all  pay  rolls  and  of 
the  personnel  work  of  the  Regiment  under  the  supervision  of  the  Personnel  Adjutant. 
He  is  careful,  intelligent,  tireless  and  trustworthy.  I  know  of  no  man  better  qualified 
for  commission  as  second  lieutenant  on  staff  duty,  than  Sergeant  Major  Lambert. 

ALBERT  L.   COX, 
Col.  113th  F.  A.,  Commanding. 


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CHRONOLOGICAL    HISTORY    OF    THE    ONE 

HUNDRED   AND   THIRTEENTH   FIELD 

ARTILLERY    IN    BRIEF 

June  13,  1917. 

The  first  recruit  for  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery  was  received 
by  Captain  Wiley  C.  Rodman  at  Washington,  N.  C,  on  June  13,  1917.  Authorization 
for  the  organization,  then  designated  the  First  North  Carolina  Light  Field  Artillery, 
had  just  been  received. 

July  13,   1917. 

On  July  13,  1917,  the  new  regiment  was  officially  recognized  by  the  War  Depart- 
ment, and  a  commission  issued  to  Colonel  Albert  L.  Cox,  of  Raleigh,  N.  C,  as  the 
commanding  officer  of  the  regiment. 

July  25,  1917. 

Responded  to  the  call  of  the  President  for  service  in  the  War  with  Germany 
and  assembled  at  home  stations  on  July  25,  1917. 

August  5,  1917. 

On  August  5,  1917,  the  regiment  was  formally  drafted  into  the  service  of  the 
United  States,  along  with  all  other  National  Guard  units  accepted  for  the  service. 

September  16,  1917. 

After  having  spent  seven  weeks  in  training  at  home  stations  the  regiment  was 
ordered  to  Camp  Sevier,  S.  C,  for  additional  training  as  part  of  the  30th  Division, 
arriving  on  September  16,  1917.  Here  the  regiment  lost  its  state  designation  and  as- 
sumed the  designation  that  was  to  be  its  own  throughout  its  history,  the  "One  Hundred 
and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery,"  of  the  55th  Field  Artillery  Brigade. 

September  16,   1917— May   18,   1918. 

From  September  16,  1917  to  May  18,  1918,  the  regiment  was  in  training  at 
Camp  Sevier,  S.  C.  On  the  latter  date  the  regiment  began  entraining  for  New  York 
for  service  overseas. 


May  19,  1918— May  26,  1918. 

Arriving  at  Camp  Mills,  Long  Island,  N.  Y.,  on  May  19,  1918,  the  regiment 
settled  down  to  a  week  of  inspections,  during  which  all  equipment  was  carefully 
gone  over  many  times  and  new  equipment  drawn  and  issued  to  replace  every  article 
that  showed  wear. 


May  26,  1918—  June  7,  1918. 

The  regiment  went  aboard  the  British  S.  S.   Armagh,   a  converted   refrigerator 
ship,  on  May  26,  1918,  and  was  landed  at  Liverpool  on  June  7,  1918. 


214  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

June  8,  1918. 

On  June  8,  1918,  the  regiment  marched  through  the   streets  of  Liverpool  to  the 
American  Rest  Camp  at  Knotty  Ash. 


June  9,   1918. 

On  June  9,  1918,  the  regiment  took  train  for  Winchester,  England,  passing 
through    Birmingham,    Oxford    and    other    interesting   towns. 

June  10,  1918— June  11,  1918. 

The  regiment  spent  two  days  at  the  American  Rest  Camp  at  Winnall  Downs, 
Winchester,  and  was  reviewed  on  the  second  day,  June  11,  1918,  by  the  Duke  of 
Connaught  and  other  high   British  notables. 

June  12,  1918. 

On  June  12,  1918,  the  regiment  left  Winnall  Downs  for  Southampton,  arriving 
there  in  the  afternoon,  where  it  boarded  the  British  S.  S.  St.  George  for  Le  Havre, 
France. 


June  13,  1918. 

The  regiment  crossed  the  English  Channel  safely,  arriving  at  Le  Havre  before 
daybreak  on  the  morning  of  June  13,  1918,  and  spent  one  day  and  night  at  the 
American  Rest  Camp  near  Le  Havre. 


June  14,  1918— June  15,  1918. 

The  regiment  entrained   on  June   14,   1918,  for   Camp  de   Coetquidan,  near   Guer, 
in  the  province  of  Morbihan,  France,   where  it  arrived  on  the   day  following. 


June  16,  1918— August  22,  1918. 

From  June  16,  1918  to  August  22,  1918,  the  regiment  was  in  training  at  the 
United  States  Artillery  School  at  Camp  de  Coetquidan,  France.  It  completed  its 
course  of  training  there  and  entrained  for  the  Toul  front  on  August  22,  1918. 

August  23,  1918 — August  25,  1918. 

From  August  23,  1918  to  August  25,  1918,  the  regiment  was  on  board  trains, 
arriving  at  Toul,  France,  on  the  afternoon  and  night  of  August  25,   1918. 

August  26,  1918— September  11,  1918. 

Following  arrival  at  Toul,  the  regiment  marched  under  cover  of  darkness  to  the 
Foret  de  la  Reine,  where  the  regimental  echelon  was  established  on  August  26,  1918. 
The  regiment  was  attached  to  the  89th  Division  and  immediately  went  into  positions 
near  Ansauville,  Hamonville  and  Beaumont,  where  it  began  active  operations  against 
the  Boche  in  defense  of  the  Toul  sector.  On  September  10,  1918,  the  regiment  went 
forward  to  offensive  positions  near  Noviant  and  Limey,  in  preparations  for  the  St. 
Mihiel  drive,  which  started  on  the  morning  of  the  12th  of  September,  1918. 


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September  12,  1918— September  14,  1918. 

Beginning  on  the  morning  of  September  12,  1918,  the  regiment  was  continuously 
in  action  through  September  14,  1918,  the  close  of  the  latter  day  finding  the  regiment 
near  Boullionville,  supporting  the  177'th  Infantry  Brigade  of  the  89th  Division. 

September  15,  1918— September  22,  1918. 

Prom  September  15,  1918  to  September  22,  1918,  the  regiment  was  en  route  to  the 
St.  Mihiel  sector  to  the  Argonne  Forest,  arriving  in  the  Bois  de  Brocourt  on  September 
22d,  where  the  regimental  echelon  was  established  for  the  opening  of  the  Battle 
of  the  Argonne.  The  night  of  September  15th  the  regiment  passed  through  Essey 
and  Euvezin,  arriving  at  Rambecourt  on  the  morning  of  September  16th.  Leaving 
Rambecourt  after  dark  on  September  Kith,  the  regiment  arrived  at  Mecrin,  on  the 
Meuse,  on  the  morning  of  September  17th.  The  regiment  spent  two  days  and  the 
night  of  September  17th  at  Mecrin,  marching  on  the  night  of  September  18th  to 
Nicey  and  from  Nicey  to  Deuxnouds  on  the  night  of  September  19th.  On  the  follow- 
ing night  the  regiment  marched  to  the  Bois  de  Beaulieu,  where  it  remained  two  days. 
On  September  22d  the  regiment  arrived  at  the  Bois  de  Brocourt. 


September  23,  1918— September  25,  1918. 

From  September  23,  1918  to  September  25,  1918,  the  regiment  was  busily  engaged 
getting  "set"  for  the  Meuse-Ai-gonne  offensive. 


September  26,  1918— October  7,  1918. 

From  September  26,  1918  to  October  7,  1918,  the  regiment  was  actively  engaged 
in  the  Battle  of  the  Argonne,  beginning  this  action  in  support  of  the  37th  Division, 
from  positions  in  the  Bois  de  Esnes.  It  was  shifted  to  the  32d  Division  on  September 
30,  1918,  while  in  position  on  the  northern  edge  of  the  Bois  de  Montfaucon  and  when 
relieved  on  October  7,  1918,  was  occupying  positions  on  the  Montfaucon-Ivoiry  road. 

October  8,  1918— October  11,  1918. 

From  October  8,  1918  to  October  11,  1918,  the  regiment  was  at  Recicourt  and 
en  route  to  the  Woevre  sector,  near  Troyon,  where  it  was  to  support  the  79th  Division. 

October  12,  1918— October  25,  1918. 

From  October  12,  1918  to  October  25,  1918,  the  regiment  supported  the  79th 
Division,  which  was  relieved  by  the  33d  Division  on  October  25th. 

October  26,  1918— November  11,  1918. 

From  October  26,  1918  to  November  11,  1918,  the  regiment  supported  the  33d 
Division,  taking  part  with  credit  in  various  actions,  including  the  successful  attack 
on  St.  Hilaire  on  November   10th. 

November  12,  1918 — December  5,  1918. 

After  the  Armistice,  the  regiment  remained  with  the  33d  Division,  in  camp  along 
the  Grand  Tranchee  in  the  Foret  de  la  Montagne  and  was  ordered  to  accompany 
the  33d  Division  to  Germany  as  part  of  the  Army  of  Occupation. 


216  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 

December  6,  1918 — December  22,  1918. 

The  regiment  began  its  march  into  Germany  on  December  6,  1918,  and  after  many 
wanderings,  settled  down  for  the  Christmas  holidays  in  northern  Luxemburg  on 
December  22,  1918,  having  been  billeted  in  the  following  towns: 

December  7th  and  8th  at  Friauville,  France. 

December  9th,  Joudreville,  France. 

December  10th,  Nouillon-sur-Pont,  France. 

December  11th,  Rehon  and  Longwy-Bas,  France. 

December  12th  and  13th,  Reckingen,  Monnerich,  Pissengen  and  Ehleringen,  Duchy 
of  Luxemburg. 

December  14th,  Contern,  Syren,   Montfort  and  Medigen,   Duchy  of  Luxemburg. 

December  15th  and  16th,  Bous,  Stadtbredimus,  Assel  and  Rollingen,  Duchy  of 
Luxemburg.  Here  the  33d  Division  was  relieved  as  part  of  the  Army  of  Occupation 
and  ordered  to  take  position  in  northern   Luxemburg. 

December  17th  and  18th,  Weiler,  Aspelt  and  Hassel,  Duchy  of  Luxemburg. 

December  19th,  Wolferdingen  and  Bereldange,  Duchy  of  Luxemburg. 

December  20th  and  21st,  Colmar-Berg  and   Cruhdton,  Duchy  of  Luxemburg. 


December  23,  1918 — January  5,  1919. 

After  trying  out  several  villages  the  regiment  finally  found  comfortable  quarters 
in  the  villages  of  Colmar-Berg,  Bissen  and  Boevange  in  upper  Luxemburg,  where 
it  spent  the  holiday  season.  It  was  relieved  from  duty  with  the  33d  Division  and 
ordered   to   rejoin  the   30th   Division  at  Le  Mans,   France. 


January  6,   1919 — January   19,  1919. 

The  regiment  began  its  march  back  to  France  on  the  morning  of  January  6, 
1919  and  arrived  at  Jouy-sous-les-Cotes  and  Cornieville  on  January  13,  1919,  where 
all  animals  and  equipment  were  turned  in  to  the  army  supply  depots  and  personal 
equipment  issued  for  the  journey  to  Le  Mans,  France.  The  regiment  was  billeted 
during  the  long  hike  as  follows: 

January  6th  and  7th,  Wolferdingen,  Bereldange  and  Helmsauge. 

January  8th,  Nortzange,  Buttersburg,  Huncherange  and  Finnangen. 

January  9th,  Sancy  and  Beuvillers,  France. 

January  10th,  Labry,  Hatrize  and  Jarny. 

January   11th,   Souzemont,   Hannonville-au-Passage   and   Latour-en-Woevre. 

January  12th,  Buxieres  and  Buxereulles,  at  the  foot  of  Mont  Sec. 

January  13th  to  January  19th,  Jouy-sous-les-Cotes  and  Cornieville. 


January  20,  1919  to  January  24,  1919. 

The  regiment  entrained  at  Trondes,  near  Toul,  on  January  20,   1919  for  the   Le 
Mans  area,  and  arrived  at  Evron,  province  of  Mayenne,  on  January  24th. 


January  25,  1919 — February  5,  1919. 

From  January  25,  1919  to  February  5,  1919,  the  regiment  was  billeted  at  Evron, 
Neau,  St.  Christophe,  Chatres  and  Mesenges,  with  regimental  headquarters  at  Evron. 
It  was  reviewed  by  General  Pershing  at  Evron. 


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February  6,  1919 — March  4,  1919. 

The  regiment  was  ordered  to  the  "Forwarding  Camp"  at  Le  Mans,  arriving  there 
on  February  6,  1919.  The  month  that  it  spent  here  was  the  longest  and  most  disagree- 
able month  of  the  regiment's  experience.  After  many  delays  orders  came  on  March 
4,  1919,  directing  the  movement  of  the  regiment  to  St.  Nazaire  for  transportation 
home. 


March  5,  1919— March  6,  1919. 

The  regiment  left  the  mud  of  the  Le  Mans  Forwarding  Camp  behind  and  took 
train  for  St.  Nazaire,  where  it  boarded  the  U.  S.  S.  Transport  Santa  Teresa  on  March 
6th. 


March  7,  1919— March  18,  1919. 

Aboard  the  Santa  Teresa.     The  voyage  was  uneventful  and  Newport  News,  Va., 
was  reached  on  March  18th. 


March   19,   1919— March  22,   1919. 

The  regiment  spent  four  days  at  camps  in  and  around  Newport  News  and  received 
orders  on  March  22,  1919,  to  proceed  to  Camp  Jackson,  Columbia,  S.  C,  for  muster 
out,  along  with  other  units  of  the  30th  Division. 

March  23,   1919— March  24,   1919. 

En  route  to  Columbia,  S.  C.  The  journey  was  broken  at  Raleigh,  N.  C,  where 
the  regiment  spent  the  night  of  March  23d  and  the  day  of  March  24th,  proceeding 
at  night  to  Columbia,  S.  C.     The  regiment  was  given  a  great  reception  at  Raleigh. 

March  25,  1919— March  31,  1919. 

In  process  of  demobilization  at   Columbia,   S.   C. 


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WHERE  THE  OFFICERS  AND  MEN  OF  THE  ONE 

HUNDRED  AND  THIRTEENTH  GAME  FROM 

HEADQUARTERS 

113th  Field  Artillery 

A.  E.  F. 

January  29,   1919. 

REPORT  ON  OFFICERS  AND  ENLISTED  MEN 

1.     In  compliance  with   Paragraph   2,    Memorandum    No.    19,    Headquarters   30th 
Division,  January  27,  1919,  this  report  is  submitted  in  triplicate  showing,  from  each 

separate  organization  of  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Field  Artillery,  the  number  of 
officers  and  enlisted  men  from  each  State  represented  in  that  organization,  the  same 
showing,  also,  the  totals  of  the  entire  regiment. 

FIELD  AND  STAFF 

Officers     Enlisted  Men  Total 

North  Carolina 6                         0  6 

Louisiana 1                        0  1 

South  Carolina   1                         0  1 

Virginia    1                         0  1 

Total   9                        0  9 

HEADQUARTERS    COMPANY 

North  Carolina 3                      103  112 

Tennessee 1                        13  14 

Alabama 0                         7  7 

South  Carolina 0                         5  5 

Arizona    0                         4  4 

Illinois    1                          1  2 

Maryland   1                         0  1 

Virginia   0                         2  2 

Colorado     0                         3  3 

Pennsylvania     0                         3  3 

Mississippi 0                        1  1 

New  York   0                         2  2 

Oklahoma 0                          1  1 

Missouri   0                         2  2 

Iowa      0                          1  1 

Georgia     0                         2  2 

Washington     0                          1  1 

Ohio    0                          1  1 

Florida     0                          1  1 

Connecticut    0                          1  1 

Total     6                   160  166 


Where  the  Officers  and  Men  Came  From 


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BATTERY  A 

Officers     Enlisted  Men 

North    Carolina    2  146 

Minnesota    0  1 

Ohio    1  1 

New  York   2  1 

Georgia    0  1 

Alabama     0  7 

Illinois    0  1 

Arizona    0  1 

Missouri     0  5 

Kansas     0  3 

New  Jersey    0  1 

Indiana    0  2 

Tennessee     0  1 

Michigan    0  1 

Pennsylvania    0  2 

Texas    0  2 

Oklahoma     0  1 

South    Carolina    0  2 

Maryland     0  1 

Total   5  180 

BATTERY  B 

North   Carolina    2  139 

Massachusetts    1  1 

New  Jersey   1  3 

Wyoming    1  1 

Pennsylvania     1  5 

Alabama     0  7 

Missouri     0  6 

Georgia     0  4 

Tennessee    0  4 

Colorado     0  3 

Virginia     0  2 

Texas    0  2 

Ohio    0  2 

New  York   0  2 

Arizona    0  1 

New  Hampshire 0  1 

Utah     0  1 

Maine     0  1 

Indiana     0  1 

Total    6  186 

BATTERY  C 

North    Carolina    3  143 

Virginia     0  2 

Florida   0  1 

Nebraska    0  1 


Total 
148 

1 

2 

3 

1 

7 

1 

1 

5 

3 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

185 


141 
2 
4 
2 
6 
7 
6 
4 
4 
3 
2 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 


146 
2 
1 
1 


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Officers 

Wyoming   1 

Georgia    0 

Tennessee    0 

Colorado     0 

Missouri     0 

Arizona    0 

Alabama     1 

New   Jersey    0 

Pennsylvania     0 

Total    5 

BATTERY  D 

North    Carolina    2 

Louisiana    1 

Minnesota    1 

Tennessee    0 

Arizona    0 

South  Dakota   0 

Nebraska   0 

Mississippi     0 

Massachusetts     0 

Pennsylvania     0 

Ohio      0 

Florida     0 

Missouri 0 

Alabama     0 

Illinois      0 

South    Carolina    1 

New  York   0 

Total   5 

BATTERY  E 

North   Carolina    3 

Michigan    1 

Pennsylvania     0 

Missouri     0 

Virginia     0 

Illinois    0 

Missouri    0 

Texas    0 

Massachusetts    0 

Pennsylvania    0 

Minnesota    0 

Ohio    0 

Colorado     0 

Kansas     0 

Kentucky    1 

Total  5 


Enlisted  Men 

Total 

0 

1 

1 

1 

7 

7 

1 

1 

6 

6 

1 

1 

7 

8 

2 

2 

9 

9 

181 


142 

144 

0 

1 

0 

1 

10 

10 

3 

3 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

5 

5 

8 

8 

2 

2 

2 

2 

3 

3 

3 

3 

2 

2 

0 

1 

1 

1 

186 


151 

154 

0 

1 

7 

7 

2 

2 

4 

4 

3 

3 

2 

2 

2 

2 

3 

3 

6 

6 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

0 

1 

190 


Where  the  Officers  and  Men  Came  From 


221 


BATTERY  F 

Officers      Enlisted  Men 

North   Carolina    3  151 

Michigan    1  0 

Pennsylvania     0  7 

Missouri     0  2 

Virginia   0  4 

Illinois    0  2 

Colorado    0  3 

Georgia    0  3 

Alabama    0  3 

Tennessee    0  5 

South    Dakota    0  1 

New  York   0  1 

Ohio    0  1 

Arizona    0  3 

New   Jersey    0  2 

Italy    0  1 

Scotland   0  1 

Total   4  190 

SUPPLY  COMPANY 

North  Carolina    2  85 

Tennessee    0  8 

Pennsylvania     2  3 

Alabama     0  3 

Missouri     0  3 

New    York    1  0 

Louisiana     0  1 

Arkansas     0  2 

South  Dakota   0  2 

Virginia     0  1 

Colorado     0  8 

Georgia    0  1 

Total   5  117 

SANITARY    DETACHMENT 

North   Carolina    3  15 

South    Carolina    0  1 

Tennessee     0  3 

Arkansas    0  4 

Wisconsin    1  0 

District  of  Columbia   1  0 

Total   5  23 

VETERINARY  CORPS 

North    Carolina    0  5 

Michigan    1  0 

Virginia     1  0 

Total   2  5 


Total 
154 
1 
7 
2 
4 
2 
3 
3 
3 
5 
1 
1 
1 
3 
2 
1 
1 


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CHAPLAIN 

Officers     Enlisted  Men  Total 

North    Carolina    1  0  1 

TOTALS   FOR  ENTIRE   REGIMENT 

North   Carolina    29  1068  1097 

Tennessee     2  49  51 

Pennsylvania     3  43  46 

Alabama     1  41  42 

Missouri     0  29  29 

Arizona     0  24  24 

South    Carolina    3  17  20 

Colorado     0  19  19 

Virginia     2  11  13 

Georgia    0  12  12 

Ohio    1  9  10 

Illinois    1  9  10 

Massachusetts     1  9  10 

New  Jersey 1  8  9 

New    York     3  7  10 

Texas    0  6  6 

Arkansas    0  6  6 

South  Dakota    0  5  5 

Louisiana 2  1  3 

Florida    0  4  4 

Kansas    0  4  4 

Indiana 0  3  3 

Michigan    2  1  3 

Wyoming    2  1  3 

Nebraska    0  3  3 

Minnesota      1  2  3 

Maryland     1  1  2 

Mississippi     0  2  2 

Oklahoma     0  2  2 

Iowa    1  0  1 

Washington     0  1  1 

Connecticut    0  1  1 

District  of  Columbia 1  0  1 

Kentucky     1  0  1 

Wisconsin    1  0  1 

Maine    0  1  1 

New    Hampshire    0  1  1 

Utah      0  1  1 

Italy 0  1  1 

Scotland     0  1  1 

Total     59  1403  1462 

By  Order  of  Colonel  Cox: 

ALFRED   W.    HORTON, 
Captain,  Personnel  Adjutant. 

Note:  On  this  date,  January  29,  1919,  the  regiment  was  still  approximately 
seventy-five  per  cent.  North  Carolinian.  When  called  into  the  service  on  July  25, 
1917,  the  regiment  was  practically  100  per  cent.  North  Carolinian. 


The  National  Guard  Boys  223 

THE  NATIONAL  GUARD  BOYS 

Roland  F.  Andrews,  in  Life. 

Didn't   know   much,   but  knew   something, 

Learned  while  the  other  men  played. 
Didn't  delay  for  commissions, 

Went  while  the  other  men  stayed. 
Took  no  degrees   up   at  Plattsburg, 

Needed  too   soon  for  the  game, 
Ready  at  hand  to  be  asked  for. 

Orders   said:    "Come!" — And   they  came. 

Didn't   get   bars    on   their    shoulders, 

Or  three  months  to  see  if  they  could; 
Didn't  get  classed  with  the  reg'lars 

Or  told  they  were  equally  good. 
Just  got  a  job  and  got  busy, 

Awkward  they  were,  but  intent, 
Filing  no  claims  for  exemption, 

Orders  said:  "Go!" — And  they  went. 

Didn't  get  farewell  processions, 

Didn't  get  newspaper  praise, 
Didn't  escape  the  injunction 

To  mend,  in  extenso,  their  ways. 
Work-bench  and  counter  and  roll-top, 

Dug  in   and  minding  their  chance. 
Orders  said:   "First  line  of  trenches!" 

They're  holding   them — somewhere   in   B'rance. 


"  WHAT  ABOUT  THE  HOSSES  ? " 

By  William  V.  V.   Stephens 
(11th  Engineers,  U.  S.  A.) 

We  had  sought  the  sweet  seclusion  of  an  old  estaminet 
And  the  wine-cup  circulated  in  the  old  familiar  way. 
We  had  fed  our  hearts  on  memories  and  talked  as  soldiers 

will 
Of   the    comrades    "pushing   daisies"   on    a   barren    shell- 
marked  hill. 
But  one  Western  boy  was  silent — never  lifted  up  his  head 
Till   resentment   seemed   to    stir   him,   and   he   raised   his 
eyes  and  said: 

"But   what    about   the   hosses 

In   the    roll-call    of   the    dead? 
Are  they  mentioned   in   the  losses — 

Has  a  single  word  been  said? 
Is    there     any     simple     token     of     their     agony 

unspoken — 
Have  they  any  wooden  crosses  in  the  valleys  where 
they  bled?" 


224  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 


Our   thoughts    flew   back    like    lightning,    and   across   the 

brimming  cup 
We  saw  the  beasts  of  burden  bringing  ammunition  up— 
The  endless  line  of  transport  winding  up  across  the  hill, 
And  the  starving  and  the  dying  on  the  fields  at  Aubre- 

ville — 
The  misery,  the  fortitude  of  those  that  had  been  gassed, 
And    eyes    of    silent    sorrow,    pleading    patience    as    they 
passed. 

Ay,   "What   about  the   horses?" 

On  the  blazoned  scroll  of  Fame — 
The  pulling,  hauling  horses, 

And  the  broken,  blind,  and  lame, 
Giving   every   ounce   of  power,    to    the    gasping 

dying  hour — 
Where's  the  martyr  in  the  forces  played  a  better, 
braver  game? 


THE  HOME  COMING 

E.  W.  McCULLERS 

Battery  C,  113th  Field  Artillery. 

Along   the    white    road   winding, 

O'er  meadow  and  low  lying  dell, 
Where   once  the  night  was   blinding 

And   the   skies   red   with   shrapnel   shell; 
In  crude,  slow  carts  a-creaking, 

On  past  the  church  with  broken  dome; 
Still  toiling,  dawn  a-streaking, 

France's  peasants  are  coming  home ! 


Throughout  quaint  villas  lying, 

Abandoned    are   the   marts  of   trade 
Where  country-folk  were  buying 

Before  the  havoc  newly  made, 
With    wooden    shoes   a-clatter 

Like  traders  in  the  streets  of  Rome, 
They  group  and  go  a-scatter, 

France's    children    are    coming   home! 


Beneath  the  sunset  creeping, 

A   ribbon  of  blue  finely   spun, 
An  old  canal  is  keeping 

Still  the  glow  of  the  setting  sun. 
On  endless  lines  a-reaching 

Above  decks  of  boats  from  the  Somme 
The  week's  wash  hangs  a-bleaching, 

France's  people  are  coming  home! 


Official  List  of  Casual! i< 


OFFICIAL    LIST   OF   CASUALTIES   OF   ONE 

HUNDRED    AM)   THIRTEENTH 

FIELD    ARTILLERY 

KILLED  IN  ACTION 

1st  Lieut.  Allan  W.  Douglass,  Battery  E,  on  September  12,  1918. 

Pvt.  Robert  L.  Alston,  Battery  E,  October  3,  1918. 

Pvt.   George   G.    Barnes,   Battery  E,   October  3,    1918. 

Pvt.   1st   CI.   Robey   E.  Campbell,   Battery   E,   October   3,   1918. 

Pvt.  George  H.  Frady,  Battery  B,  October  5,  1918. 

Pvt.   1st  CI.  John  W.   Melton,  Battery  E.  October  3,   1918. 

Pvt.  William  B.  Melton,  Battery  E,  September  12,  1918. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  James  W.  Pittman,  Headquarters  Company,  September  25.  1918. 

Pvt.  Julius  L.  Teterton,  Battery  B,  November  6,  1918. 

The  lesser  casualties  suffered  are  listed  in  an  official  report  submitted  to  G.  H. 
in  February,  1919,  which  was  as  follows: 


HEADQUARTERS 
113th  Field  Artillery 
A.  E.  F. 


February  12,  1919. 


From:         Personnel  Adjutant,  113th  F.  A.,  A.  E.  F. 

To:  Statistical  Division,  G.  H.  Q.,  A.  E.  F.  (Through  55th  F.  A.  Brigade.) 

Subject:      Report  on  Casualties. 

1.     In  compliance  with  Memorandum  February  9th,  1919,  Headquarters  30th  Division, 
A.  E.  F.,  the  following  list  of  casualties  is  submitted: 


Name 

Baker,  Irving  M 

Barbour,  Luther  H 

Bauer,  Joseph  E 

Beal,  James  R 

Beck,  Norman  F 

Bentley,  Jack 

Bobbitt,  Lewis  F 

Boney,  Daniel  C 

Bowman,  George  R 

Boyd,  Claudius  A 

Boyd,  Heber  G 

Brewer,  Zebulon  E 

Calloway,  Jesse  S 

Carsetta,  Carmina 

Corson,  Nelson  N 

Case,  Raymond  A 

Craven,  James  E 

Coley,  John  D 

*Cowgill,  Glenn 

Culpepper,  Benjamin  F. 

Culpepper,  Ira  J 

Cupp,  Clarence  B 

Davenport,  John  T. . . , 


Rank 

Organi- 
zation 

Nature  of 
Wound 

Date 

Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Btry.  E 

Slight 

Sept.  12,  1918 

Sgt. 

Btry.  C 

Slight 

Sept.  14,  1918 

Pvt. 

Btry.  B 

Slight 

Sept.  27,  1918 

Pvt. 

Btry.  C 

Gassed 

Nov.    7,  1918 

Corp. 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov.    7,  1918 

Pvt. 

Btry.  E 

Slight 

Oct.     3,  1918 

Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Btry.  C 

Gassed 

Nov.    7,  1918 

Corp. 

Hdqt.  Co. 

Severe 

Oct.     3,  1918 

Corp. 

Btry.  E 

Slight 

Sept.  12,  1918 

Corp. 

Btry.  D 

Slight 

Sept.  14,  1918 

Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Btry.  B 

Slight 

Sept.  23,  1918 

Corp. 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov.    7,  1918 

Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Btry.  B 

Gassed 

Nov.    7,  1918 

Pvt. 

Btry.  B 

Slight 

Oct.     5,  1918 

Pvt. 

Btry.  B 

Gassed 

Oct.     6,  1918 

Pvt. 

Btry.  B 

Severe 

Sept.  27,  1918 

Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov.    7,  1918 

Mech. 

Btry.  C 

Slight 

Oct.     4,  1918 

Corp. 

Btry.  B 

Severe 

Sept.  29,  1918 

Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov.    7,  1918 

Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Btry.  A 

Severe 

Oct.     5,  1918 

Pvt. 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov.    7,  1918 

Pvt. 

Btry.  B 

Gassed 

Oct.     8,  1918 

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KILLED   IN   ACTION 


Pvt.    1st    Class   J.    W.    Pittman,    of 
Company. 


Pvt.  1st 


■  J.  W.  Melton,  of  Battery 
E. 


Vr 

' 

.  ^NH^^H 

Pvt.  George  G.  Barnes,  of  Battery  E. 


Pvt.  1st  Class  Robey  E.  Campbell,  of 
Battery  E. 


First  Lieutenant  Allan  W.  Douglass, 
of  Battery  E. 


Pvt.  Robert  L.  Alston,  of  Battery  E. 


Official  List  of  Casualties 


Name  Rank 

De  Brock,  Henry  W Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Drummond,  Frank  C.  P 2d  Lieut. 

Dunn,  Walter  R Pvt. 

Eubanks,  Manly  M Pvt. 

Foy,  Council  L Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Frady,  Clyde  H Pvt. 

Garris,  Ollie  B Corp. 

Garrison,  Loyd Pvt. 

Gibson,  Alexander  T Pvt. 

Gibson,  James  M Pvt. 

Gurga,nus,  John Mech. 

Hand,  Herbert  T.,  Jr 2d  Lieut. 

Hawthorne,  Clarence  E Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Heath,  Paul  J Sgt. 

Hendricks,  George Pvt. 

Hill,  Fred  G Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Hope,  Clarence  C Corp. 

Jones,  John  T Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Kennerly,  Charles  A Pvt. 

*Kirby,  Rom  D Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Koonce,  Frank  B Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Lucas,  John  C Corp. 

McDonald,  Willie  E Pvt. 

McLawhorne,  Richard Sgt. 

Martin,  Oliver Pvt. 

Massey,  Ira  C Corp. 

Meekins,  John  L Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Minish,  Walter  R Sgt. 

Mintz,  Martin  N Pvt. 

Mullenmeister,  William  H Pvt. 

Murphy,  Dean  W Pvt. 

Norwood,  Olin  N Pvt. 

Nurkin,  Jack Pvt. 

Pantle,  Francis  A Pvt. 

Parker,  Lennie  L Pvt. 

Parrish,  Percy  J Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Patterson,  Fred  M Sgt. 

Pipkin,  Will  H Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Poe,  Edward  J.,  Jr Corp. 

Pollock,  Walter  W Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Price,  Major  L Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Pugh,  John  H Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Rector,  Pender  F Corp. 

Shelton,  Conrad  J Corp. 

Stambaugh,  Parris Pvt. 

Summers,  Everett  L Pvt. 

Talbert,  Burette Pvt. 

Taylor,  Raymond  W Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Taylor,  Walter Pvt. 

Thomas,  Tore  N Pvt. 

Vann,  Robert  W Pvt. 

Vaughn,  Stephen  E Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Walker,  Fred Bnd.  Corp. 

Weeks,  Almond  C Pvt. 

Warrington,  Larry  F Pvt.  1st  CI. 

Wilson,  Jessie  O Pvt. 

Winfield,  Caddest  M Pvt. 

White,  Hubert  E Corp. 

Young,  Ernest  E Pvt. 


Organi- 

Nature of 

zation 

Wound 

Btry.  C 

Slight 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  D 

Severe 

Oct. 

6,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  B 

Gassed 

Oct. 

6,  1918 

Btry.  D 

Slight 

Oct. 

3, 1918 

Btry.  B 

Slight 

Sept.  30,  1918 

San.  Det. 

Slight 

Oct. 

3, 1918 

Hdqt.  Co. 

Gassed 

Oct. 

3,  1918 

Btry.  B 

Slight 

Oct. 

5,  1918 

Hdqt.  Co. 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  F 

Slight 

Oct. 

3,  1918 

Hdqt.  Co. 

Gassed 

Oct. 

3,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  D 

Slight 

Sept. 

14,  1918 

Btry.  F 

Gassed 

Oct. 

2,  1918 

Btry.  B 

Slight 

Sept. 

23,  1918 

Hdqt.  Co. 

Slight 

Oct. 

3,  1918 

Btry.  E 

Severe 

Sept. 

12,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  D 

Slight 

Sept. 

14,  1918 

Hdqt.  Co. 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  F 

Slight 

Oct. 

6,  1918 

Btry.  C 

Slight 

Oct. 

2,  1918 

Btry.  B 

Slight 

Sept. 

23,  1918 

Btry.  E 

Severe 

Sept. 

12,  1918 

Hdqt.  Co. 

Gassed 

Oct. 

29,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Slight 

Sept. 

30,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  F 

Slight 

Oct. 

6,  1918 

Hdqt.  Co. 

Slight 

Sept. 

30,  1918 

Hdqt.  Co. 

Gassed 

Oct. 

29,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  C 

Slight 

Sept. 

14,  1918 

Btry.  E 

Severe 

Sept. 

12,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  E 

Slight 

Sept. 

12,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Hdqt.  Co. 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  F 

Slight 

Oct. 

6,  1918 

Btry.  F 

Slight 

Oct. 

6,  1918 

Btry.  C 

Slight 

Sept.  30,  1918 

Btry.  F 

Slight 

Oct. 

6,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Slight 

Oct. 

1,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Btry.  B 

Slight 

Oct. 

5,  1918 

Hdqt.  Co. 

Gassed 

Oct. 

3,  1918 

Btry.  C 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Hdqt.  Co. 

Gassed 

Oct. 

3, 1918 

San.  Det. 

Severe 

Oct. 

3,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Hdqt.  Co. 

Gassed 

Oct. 

3,  1918 

Btry.  B 

Slight 

Sept. 

23,  1918 

Btry.  A 

Gassed 

Nov. 

7,  1918 

Hdqt.  Co. 

Gassed 

Oct. 

3,  1918 

*Died  later  of  wounds. 


ALFRED  W.  HORTON, 

Captain,  113th  Field  Artillery, 

Personnel  Adjutant. 


228  History  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 


OFFICIAL   CASUALTY   LIST 

It  has  been  impossible  to  secure  a  complete  and  accurate  list  of  the 
casualties  of  the  regiment.  The  War  Department  was  appealed  to  in 
August  for  the  latest  list  of  the  regiment's  casualties  and  responded  with 
the  information  that  it  was  impossible  to  furnish  such  a  list,  owing  to 
the  rush  of  work  vastly  more  important  than  that  of  tabulating  casualties. 
It  is  learned  from  unofficial  sources  that  two  of  the  men  listed  above  as 
severely  wounded,  Rom  D.  Kirby  and  Glenn  Cowgill,  died  later  in  hospitals. 

Elsewhere  in  the  book  appear  photographs  of  some  of  the  men  who 
were  killed  in  action.  Every  effort  was  made  to  secure  the  picture  of  every 
man  who  fell,  but  they  could  not  be  secured.  In  some  cases,  the  families 
refused  to  lend  the  pictures,  fearing  that  they  would  never  get  them  back, 
and  in  others  no  pictures  were  in  existence,  so  far  as  the  families  knew. 


Roster  of  Ike  113th  Field  Artillery 


ROSTER   OF   THE   ONE   HUNDRED   AND 

THIRTEENTH    FIELD   ARTILLERY    ON 

THE  LAST  DAY  OF  JANUARY,  1919 


FIELD  AND  STAFF: 

Colonel  Albert  L.  Cox,  Commanding. 

Lieutenant-Colonel   Sidney   C.  Chambers. 

Captain  Gustaf  R.  Westfeldt,  Jr.,  Adju- 
tant. 

Captain  Alfred  W.  Horton,  Personnel 
Officer. 

Captain  Benjamin  R.  Lacy,  Jr.,  Chap- 
lain. 

First  Lieutenant  Caleb  K.  Burgess,  Act- 
ing Intelligence  Officer. 


FIRST  BATTALION: 
Major  Thaddeus  G.  Stem,  commanding. 
Captain  Kenneth  M.  Hardison,  Adjutant. 

SECOND    BATTALION: 

Major    Alfred    L.    Bulwinkle,    command- 
ing. 

Captain  Robert  P.  Beaman,  Adjutant. 


BATTERY  A 

Captain 
Hanes,  Robert  M. 

First  Lieutenant 
Royster,  Beverly  S.,  Jr. 

Second   Lieutenants 
Alders,   Carl. 
Cobb,  George  W. 
Higgins,   Ernest  J. 

First    Sergeant 
Bell,  Edward   E. 

Supply  Sergeant 
Jackson,   George   H. 

Mess  Sergeant 
Torrence,   Samuel  M. 

Stable   Sergeant 
Taylor,  Dewey  H. 

Sergeants 
Arnold,   Troy   L. 
Avery,   Otis 
Bayliss,  Emory  J. 
Holton,   Alonzo   W. 
McLawhon,   Richard 
Quinn,  Arthur  K. 
Shriver,  Harry  R. 
Simmons,  John 
White,  Luther 


Corporals 
Andrews,  Clarence  B. 
Avery,  Ewell  C. 
Beck,  Norman  F. 
Bell,  Charles  H. 
Brewer,  Zebulon  E. 
Carmichael,  Fred  W. 
Chadwick,  Floyd  M.,  Jr. 
Crawford,  Thomas  R. 
Creagh,  John  W. 
Fletcher,  Marvin  B. 
Furqueron,  George  W. 
Goings,  Oscar  M. 
Grantham,  Zingle  Z. 
Griffin,  George  A. 
Guyes,  Adolph 
Jones,  Frank  F. 
Smith,  Warren  E. 
Wiley,  Rupert  H. 
Ziegler,  Jacob  H. 

Cooks 
Bland,  James  C. 
Dixon,  Bertie  D. 
Phillips,   Othniel   S. 
Taylor,  Clayton  S. 

Horseshoers 
Croom,  Elgar  W. 
Hallgreen,  William 
Robinson,  William  W. 

Mechanics 
Campbell,  Claud  C. 
Ipock,  Charlie  L. 
Scales,  Leon  J. 
Wayne,  McDuffie  (Chief) 


Saddler 
Bray,  William  B. 

Buglers 
Deal,  Ira  W. 
Farrior,  Wade  H. 
Laughinghouse,  Bert  G. 

Privates — First  Class 
Adams,  Austin  P. 
Barrus,  Norwood  G. 
Basden,  John  W. 
Bolinger,  Ray 
Brinley,  William  W. 
Brewer,  Thomas  O 
Carter,  Walter  S. 
Collins,  Fay  Roy 
Collins,  Harry  H. 
Collins,  Julian  C. 
Conner,  Amos  W. 
Cooper,  Oscar  E. 
Culpepper,  Benjamin  F. 
Culpepper,  Otis  B. 
Daugherty,  William   F. 
Everington,  Oda  M. 
Fornes,  Clyde  R. 
Fornes,  Guy  L. 
Fox,  Neverson  C. 
Foy,  Council  L. 
Garner,  Roman  J. 
Gaskins,  Herbert  E. 
Gibson,   Benjamin   S. 
Harris,  Fred  S. 
Higgins,  James  A. 
Linder,  Clarence  R. 
McCosely,  John  E. 


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Mahaffy,  Alfred  L. 
Manly,  Bernard  R. 
Masters,  Sam  A. 
Moore,  Walter 
Nobles,  Jack 
Norris,  John  C. 
Norris,  Levi  V. 
Paul,  Amos 
Pittman,  Augustus  F. 
Pollock,  Walter  W. 
Powell,  William  I. 
Price,  Neely  W. 
Salem,  Shikery 
Sandlin,  Liston  L. 
Sykes,  William  F. 
Riggs,  George  F. 
Taylor,  Frank  B. 
Taylor,  Fred  T. 
Watson,  Henry  F. 
Whitley,   Edward  J. 
Williamson,  Robert  L. 

Privates 
Barrow,  Joseph  B. 
Basden,  Carey  G. 
Bell,  Andrew  J. 
Berry,  James  L. 
Bray,  Walter  H. 
Brewer,  Charles  B. 
Brooks,  Robert  L. 
Carlson,  Albert  L. 
Carver,  Royal  S. 
Clarks,  John  R. 
Coggin,  Otho  D. 
Conway,  William  C. 
Davis,  Jim  B. 
Dixon,  William  F. 
Drain,  John  E. 
Dunn,  Walter  R. 
Edwards,  Isom  R. 
Edwards,  Willie 
Franks,  Charlie  L. 
Gatlin,  Charlie  E. 
Garner,  Victor  C. 
Godwin,  Charles  R. 
Ham,  Allen  B. 
Hatch,  Clyde  G. 
Heuser,  Wilbur  L. 
Hill,  Joseph  F. 
Hunt,  Elsworth 
Jackson,  Lloyd  F. 
Jenkins,  Samuel 
Koonce,  Benjamin  W. 
Kozeski,  Joseph 
Lee,  Andrew  W. 


Linton,  Levi  A. 
McCarrel,  Eugene  R. 
McKinney,  John  W. 
McLendon,  Moran  D. 
Manning,  George  H. 
Mattocks,  William  F. 
Metts,  Emery  T. 
Miller,  Uree  L. 
Mitchell,  Frederick  G. 
Mullenmeister,  William  H. 
Newby,  Tena  K. 
Outlaw,  Lewis  W. 
Parker,  Walter  H. 
Peacock,  John  F. 
Pearce,  David  C. 
Phelps,    Sturdivant  P. 
Porter,  Duncan  N. 
Rawls,  William  J. 
Rush,  William 
Ryan,  Thomas  A. 
Scott,  Brice  E. 
Scott,  Livingstone  A. 
Scott,  Walter  W. 
Shandy,  George  P. 
Singleton,  Harrison  M. 
Steekel,  Alphonse 
Stowe,  Lewis  R. 
Sultan,  William  H. 
Thoma,  Samuel  S. 
Thompson,  Eugene 
Truitt,  Wiley 
Van  Herwyn,  Covert 
Weber,  Andrew 
Westbrook,  Benjamin 
White,  Esra  L. 
Willis,  Fred  P. 
Winberry,  George  F. 
Wolfe,  Elmer  E. 
Womble,  Tony 
Woodard,  Vance  R. 
Wooten,  Richard  A. 
Yoselwitz,  George  W. 

Attached 
First  Sergeant 
Harris,  Raymond  W. 

BATTERY  B 

Captain 
Rodman,  Wiley  C 

First  Lieutenants 
Hand,  Leroy  C. 
Wood,  Charles  H. 


Second  Lieutenants 
Adler,  William  C. 
Supplee,  Irwin   S. 

ATTACHED 

Second  Lieutenants 
Hedden,  Ernest  M. 

ENLISTED  MEN 
First  Sergeant 
Latham,  Jesse  H. 

Mess  Sergeant 
Newby,  Clyde  M. 

Supply  Sergeant 
Spruill,  Wilbur  C. 

Stable  Sergeant 
Fleming,  Robert  E. 

Sergeants 
Ausbon,   Clarence  S. 
Bishop,  Alonzo  C. 
Bowen,  Surry  P. 
Gulley,  Newton  S. 
McKeel,  Frank  W. 
Ratcliff,  Murphy  O. 
Respess,  Elbert  J. 
Ross,  Leonard  E. 
Jones,  Fred  W. 
Woolard,  Jesse  E. 

Corporals 
Bagwell,  Marshall  E. 
Barr,  Eston  M. 
Best,  Floyd  C. 
Brooks,  Claude  M. 
Bunch,  Raymond  L. 
Campbell,  Harvey  L. 
Cherry,  William  G 
Cole,  Robert  E. 
Davis,  Clarence 
Dempsey,  Theodore 
Everett,  Charlie  G. 
Faucette,  Holt  P. 
Goldsmith,  Clarence  D. 
Harris,  William  P. 
Harrison,  Jatha  H. 
Harvey,  Bonner  W. 
Hassell,  William  L 
Hatsell,  George  L. 
Houston,  Laird  B. 
Hudnell,  Armistead  B. 
Kelley,  Fred  L. 
Shelton,  Warren  C. 


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Cooks 
Blount,  Nollie  W. 
Forrest,  Henry  D. 
Lilley,  Grover  C. 

Chief   Mechanic 
Proctor,  James  K. 

Mechanics 
Cox,  Sidney  J. 
Hardee,  David  L. 
Tripp,  Joseph  E. 

HORSESHOERS 

Hamilton,  John  W. 
Price,  John  D. 
Waters,  Purvis 

Saddler 
Sanford,  John  B. 

Privates,   First   Class 
Alligood,  Heber  E. 
Asby,  James  D. 
Barnett,  Jesse  C. 
Baynor,  Dennis  S. 
Beacham,  Clayton 
Boyd,  Jesse 
Boyd,  Justus  E. 
Brookshire,  Fred  B. 
Canady,  Alonzo  0. 
Chase,  Wright  A. 
Cleary,  Wilson 
Corey,  Benjamin  R. 
Corey,  John  J.  A. 
Cox,  Herbert 
Cox,  Miles  0. 
Cutler,  Ralph  J. 
Davis,  Ralph  T. 
Eborn,  Byron  T. 
Fulk,  Eckle 
Fulford,  Reginald  C. 
Gattis,  Robert 
Goddard,  Roy  D. 
Gosnell,  Howard 
Hales,  Pete 
Hamilton,  Henry  N. 
Janoski,  Joe  C. 
Jones,  John  T. 
Leary,  Sam  E. 
Lewis,  Charles  F. 
Meekins,  John  L. 
Mills,  Aaron 
Myers,  Willie  C. 
Pait,  Ippie  C. 
Preddy,  Leonidas  L. 


Ratcliff,  Wiley  J. 
Sawyer,  Grover  E. 
Singleton,  Albert  L. 
Skittletharpe,  Dewey 
Sullivan,  Sam  A. 
Swain,  Robert  S. 
Swindell,  Charlie  B 
Tankard,  Bruce  D. 
Warren,  William  H. 
Willis,  Aurelius  H. 
Woolard,  Daniel  R. 
Yates,  Rover  J. 

Privates 
Alligood,  John   W. 
Alarcon,  Augusto 
Ankle,  Stephen  L. 
Arrowwood,  Isaac  A. 
Baker,  Guy 
Baynor,   Howard  M. 
Bonner,  George  L.,  Jr. 
Boyd,  Claudius  A. 
Brown,  Thad 
Campbell,  James  H. 
Coney,  Houston 
Celbusky,  John 
Chapman,  Clark 
Cratch,  William  T. 
Cox,  Edward  C. 
Davenport,  John  T. 
Dorgan,  James  A. 
Ewell,  William  B. 
Elkins,  Harvey  L. 
Fletcher,  Alfred  C. 
Fling,  Dever  C. 
Garrison,  Lloyd 
Giles,  Rollin  L. 
Gosnell,  Carl 
Green,  Tillman  L. 
Guthrie,   Horace  T. 
Hardison,  Charlie  W. 
Harris,  Homer  I. 
Harris,  Clayton  H. 
Harrington,  Ronald  J. 
Hartis,  Monroe  C. 
Hoffman,  Earl  J. 
Hopkins,  Thomas 
Jefferson,  William   M. 
Kelley,  Wiley  H. 
King,  Alton  E. 
Leary,  Charles  J. 
Letchworth,  Floyd  T. 
Mathews,  Otis  A. 
Marines,  Andrew  G. 
McCafferey,    Edward   J. 


McKeel,  James  T. 
McKinney,  Robert  W. 
Morris,  Henry  C. 
Moore,  Beverly  B. 
Moore,  Edward  G. 
Moore,  Lonzer 
Moore,  Ernest  L. 
Mullins,  Loyd  J. 
Newman,  Phillip  E 
Orr,  Luther 
Patterson,  Ernest  R. 
Pew,  Sam 
Pinkham,  John  R. 
Pittard,  Raleigh  C. 
Redmon,  Charles  B. 
Richards,  John  L. 
Reeder,  Lester  L. 
Roper,  William  B. 
Rowe,  Cephus 
Sanderson,  Whitmel  F. 
Singleton,  Fred  W. 
Slade,  George  J. 
Spruill,  Moye  W. 
Stephens,   Willie 
Stokes,  William  A   . 
Stripling,  Joseph  I.. 
Stoneham,  Hartwell 
St.  Clair,  Oscar 
Swank,  William 
Taylor,  Bonnie  K. 
Thompson,  John  D. 
Thomas,  Lore  H. 
Thomas,  Josh  B. 
Vanpelt,  Albert 
Warren,  Mack  D. 
Weston,  John  H. 
Weston,   Ray  R. 
Wheeler,  Clarence 
Wiggins,  Lan  M. 
Williams,  William  E. 
Woolard,  Charlie  W. 
Woolard,  Millard  E. 
Mars,  Johnnie 
Pilley,  George  P. 
Smith,  Arthur  M. 
Smith,  Charles  A. 

ATTACHED 

First  Sergeant 
Blount,  William  A..  Jr. 

Sergeants 
Willis,  David  R. 
Fulcher,  Burnie  E 


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Chief  Mechanic 
Potter,  Baker  W. 

Mechanic 
Corson,  Nelson  M. 

Privates — First  Class 
Boyd,  John  F. 
Boyd,  Heber  G. 
Johnson,  David  R. 
Lucas,  James  C. 

BATTERY  C 

Captain 
McLendon,  Lennox  P. 

First  Lieutenants 
Gattis,  Samuel  M.,  Jr. 
Simmons,  Enoch  B. 

Second  Lieutenants 
Chapman,  Andrew  J. 
Works,  Charles  E. 

First  Sergeant 
Carroll,  Joseph  J. 

Supply  Sergeant 
Moore,  DeWitt  T. 

Stable  Sergeant 
Atwater,  Roland  L. 

Mess  Sergeant 
Thompson,   William   R. 

Sergeant 
Andrews,  Charles  L. 
Ashe,  John  G. 
Bradsher,  John  H. 
Dixon,  Wyatt  T. 
Mann,  Weaver  G. 
Lawson,  William  L. 
Pearson,  June  E. 
Warren,  Willard  J. 

Corporals 
Benson,  Hubert  H. 
Brogden,  William  K. 
Byrum,  Claude  R. 
Davis,  Calvin  L. 
Enock,  Julius 
Featherston,  George  T. 
Glass,  Littleton  J. 
Hudgins,  John  G.,  Jr. 
Hunt,  Clarence  M. 


Keith,  Hudie  C. 
Latta,  Samuel  T.,  Jr. 
Latta,  John  W. 
Massey,  Ira  C. 
McQueary,  Ralph 
Nowell,  Will  C. 
O'Briant,  Elijah  C. 
Peterson,  Julius  A. 
Poythress,  Leary  P. 
Straughan,   William   R. 
White,  Joseph  A. 
Wilson,  Ollie  C. 
Wrenn,  Earl  R. 
Yates,  Grover  C. 

Sergeants 
Shepard,  Leland  C. 

Saddler 
Eubanks,  Willis  S. 

Horseshoers 
Roberts,  Dufford  I. 
Ray,  Atlas  M. 
Sparrow,  Marion  B. 

Chief  Mechanic 
Temple,  Hubert  L. 

Mechanics 
O'Brien,   Ben 
Copeland,  Wallace  V. 

Bugler 
Allen,  Jordan  W. 

Cooks 
Hundley,  Herod  H. 
McCauley,  John  W. 
Burns,  William  C. 
Reeves,  Norman  O. 

Privates — First   Class 
Baum,  Andrew 
Berry,  Jerome  G. 
Blake,  Walter  L. 
Bradsher,   Landon  C. 
Bylund,   Carl   E. 
Clayton,  Colonel  S. 
Coleman,  George  L. 
Coley,  Ernest 
Conway,  George  W. 
Cook,  Thomas  R. 
Cummings,  Captain 
Evans,  John  S. 
Gates,  Thomas  G. 
Gentry,  Roy  J. 


Glenn,  William  B. 
Hall,  Tolbert 
Hodge,  John  W. 
Jones,  Daniel  R. 
McFarland,  Frank  H. 
McKinney,  Ummie  L. 
Martin,   Elbert  W. 
Martin,  Robert  W. 
Norwood,  Grady  P. 
Norwood,  Lewis 
Pendergraft,  Lacy  E. 
Phillips,  Charlie  P. 
Porterfield,  George   F. 
Riggsbee,  James  J. 
Stephens,  John  F. 
Strickland,  Clarence  M. 
Suitt,  Volnar  R. 
Warren,  John  W. 
Williams,  Ernest  E. 
Winberry,  Mack  D. 

Privates 
Adcock,  Edwin  W. 
Atwater,  Frank  P. 
Baker,  Andrew  J. 
Baker,  Brantley  F. 
Bailey,  Otho  M. 
Bailey,  William  G. 
Beal,  Terrell  B. 
Bobbitt,  Louis  R. 
Boone,  Harvey  F. 
Boone,  David  J. 
Buchanan,  Elbert  W. 
Burch,  Wallace  C. 
Caldwell,  Oliver  R. 
Canady,   George  A. 
Cates,  Thomas  W. 
Cheek,  DeWitt  G. 
Ciancio,  Giuseppe 
Clark,  Elmer  E. 
Cole,  Fred  C. 
Cooper,  Martin  I. 
Cox,  Walter  W. 
Crabtree,  Ova  W. 
Creech,  Willie  H. 
Crew,  Early  E. 
Davis,  Clarence  V. 
Davis,  John  T. 
Dixon,  Jasper  A. 
Dyson,  Adam  T. 
Earnhardt,  Very  B. 
Fortenberry,  Jeff  T. 
Fowler,  Charlie 
Foushee,  Phillip  A. 
Franklin,  Frank  C. 


Hosier  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 


Gilleland,  Loyd  M. 
Glenn,  Richard 
Grady,  John 
Gray,  Staley  E. 
Gusmus,  Frank  J. 
Hackney,  Mike  G. 
Harward,  Jesse 
Harward,  Joseph  L. 
Hefner,  Sherrill  L. 
Hubbard,  James  0. 
James,  Smith 
Keith,  Wade  H. 
Lane,  William  C. 
Lanius,  Radcliffe  E. 
Latta,  Moses  J. 
Long,  Gibbons 
Long,  Perlyman 
Malone,  James  C. 
Moore,  Julius  L. 
McBane,  Premier  S. 
McBroom,  William  U. 
Newsome,  Leonard 
Neville,  Robert 
Oakley,  William 
Owen,  Edd  B. 
Paschall,  Sam 
Pate,  William  G. 
Pendergraft,  Leroy  W. 
Pendergrass,  Robert  B. 
Pendergrass,  Henry 
Pierce,  Walter 
Polla,  John 
Price,  Robert  L. 
Pritchard,  John 
Pry,  Paul  C. 
Richards,  Hughey  J. 
Riley,  Yancey  T. 
Rimmer,  Calvin  W. 
Rimmer,  Robert  L. 
Robbins,  Willis  H. 
Roberts,  Ernest  S. 
Rogers,  Ernest  R. 
Rogers,  Harry  W. 
Rosso,  Ernest 
Schamberg,  William 
Schmeltz,  Gurney 
Secula,  Martin 
Shields,  Jesse  C. 
Smith,  Lester  V. 
Stansbury,  John  R. 
Stevens,  Bill 
Thomas,  Benton 
Thomas,  Floyd 
Thomas,  George  F. 
Touchstone,  Chester  H. 


Towry,  Henry  C. 
Vickers,  William  M. 
Vuncannon,  Lawrence  D. 
Wiggs,  William  E. 
Waggoner,  Herman 
Yearby,  Hubert 

BATTERY  D 

Captain 
Vairin,  Nugent  B.,  Jr. 

First  Lieutenants 
Baugham,  William  E. 
Dixon,  Richard  D. 

Second  Lieutenants 
Chiles,  William  T. 
Schmidt,  Richard  D. 

First  Sergeant 
Crowell,  Andrew  B. 

Mess  Sergeant 
Blalock,  Balfour  C. 

Supply  Sergeant 
Williams,  Moses  W. 

Stable  Sergeant 
Huntley,  Franklin  B. 

Sergeants 
Bobbitt,  Nero  T. 
Boylin,  James  G. 
Eubanks,   Benjamin   F. 
Foster,  Clyde  A. 
Harmon,  John  O. 
Hutchinson,  James  H. 
Laney,  Charles  H. 
Price,  Lloyd 
Wilson,  Percy  N. 
Williams,  Fred  E. 
Woods,  Bailey  R. 

Corporals 
Austin,  John  W. 
Austin,  Meak  E. 
Carlton,  Ellis. 
Clontz,   Ernest   J. 
Gaddy,  Wilburn  E. 
Hayes,  James  R. 
Heath,  Albert  G. 
Hinson,  James  J. 
Knapp,  Edson  W. 
Lang,  James  C. 


Lowery,  Sidney  E. 
Lockey,  Clyde  T. 
McManus,  Horace 
Nelson,  Peter  O. 
Niven,  Thomas  L. 
Robinson,  John  A. 
Robinson,  Edwin  C. 
Smith,  Edgar  H. 
Stephenson,   Silas   R. 
Tipton,  David  C. 

Cooks 
Coan,   George   P. 
Driscoll,   Jeremiah 
Porter,   Claude  B. 
Teal,  Fred  L. 

Horseshoers 
Gay,    Raymond    R. 
Moseley,   Lee 
Starnes,  James  W. 

Mechanics 
Maner,  June  S. 
Minor,  Joseph  H. 
Ensminger,  Lewis  B. 

Saddler 
Rivers,  Alfred   R. 

Bugler 
Phipps,  Charles  I. 

Privates — First  Class 
Adams,  John  B. 
Arwood,   Wiley  J. 
Austin,    Oscar    B. 
Bailey,   Charles   C. 
Benton,    Sebron  L. 
Bittle,  John   F. 
Brooks,    Ben 
Broom,  Joseph  A. 
Cagle,   William    C. 
Collins,   James   W. 
Eddins,   John   E. 
Frazier,   Leonard 
Gaddy,  Thomas   C. 
Gash,  Charles  S. 
Griffin,  John   C. 
Harrington,  John  G. 
Hildebrand,  James  F. 
Huntley,  Frank  L. 
Kirby,  Julian  D. 
Lewis,  Julian  E. 
McGaha.    John 
Merrell,  Allen  J. 


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Neighbors,  Tom  N. 
Niven,   Smith   O. 
Plyler,   Isom   R. 
Preslar,   Gilbert 
Price,  Joseph   M. 
Redfearn,  James  D. 
Reynolds,  Victor  H. 
Rice,  Anderson  G. 
Roe,   Kirby  T. 
Rogers,  Ellison  Y. 
Rule,  Archie  D. 
Russell,  Joe 
Saltz,    Fanning  A. 
Sells,  George  S. 
Smathers,   Lawrence   M. 
Smith,  George  N. 
Thomas,  James  F. 
Wicker,  Andrew  V. 
Williams,  Edmund  D. 

Privates 
Baker,   William 
Ballard,  John  P. 
Ballard,    Lewis 
Bass,   Edward   C. 
Belk,  Luther  L. 
Belk,  Robert  D. 
Bressett,  David 
Brinkley,  Marvin 
Bryant,  Willie  L. 
Burney,   Franklin   C. 
Butcher,  Wince 
Byrne,  James  J. 
Carpenter,  Alonza 
Coan,  Flow  C. 
Cole,  Adolphus  S. 
Cook,  Harry  O. 
Davis,  John   B. 
Davis.  William   M. 
Derrick,  James  Q. 
Dula,   Robert   B. 
Duke,   James   B. 
Edwards,    Samuel   J. 
Elfgen,  Henry,  Jr. 
Elias,    Edward   E. 
English,    Archie 
Erwine,   Edward   J.,   Jr. 
Estes,  Roy  E. 
Evans,   Glen   C. 
Evans,  Sue 
Freeman,   Dewey   M. 
Funderburke,   Julian   H. 
Gaddy,  Kemp 
Gagner,  Ovide 
Garland,   Thomas 


Goodwin,   Fletcher  J. 
Gordon,  James  P. 
Griffith,  Hugh  W. 
Griggs,   Henry  B. 
Hammonds,  William  R. 
Hart,  Charles  N. 
Harwood,  Walter  M. 
Helms,  Clarence  H. 
Henderson,    Aaron   D. 
Hendricks,  Carl 
Honey cutt,   John   F. 
Jones,  James   C. 
King,  Lewis  H. 
King,   Ernest 
Knotts,  Lee  R. 
Larocque,   Adam 
Laughter,   Kimzie 
Lewis,  John   I. 
Lively,  John  E. 
Lowery,   Dewey  T. 
McClure,  Reben  C. 
McRae,    Henry   E. 
Mankins,    Walter   A. 
Meihenheinier,  Martin  M. 
Morris,   William   M. 
Moseley,   Frank   W. 
McCorkle,  John  W. 
Mullis,   Roy   P. 
Myers,  William 
Nickel,   James   H. 
O'Brien,    Condie   A. 
O'Neal,  Eugene  J. 
Northern,  Orba  R. 
Packer,  Ernest  T. 
Parker,  James  B. 
Powell,  Eleby  D. 
Powers,  Henry 
Pratt,   Jesse   J. 
Repe,  Roy  C. 
Rice,  Walter 
Rogalsky,  Sylvester 
Ryan,  William  F. 
Shelton,  Early 
Smith,   Bernard  C. 
Smith,  Eary  T. 
Stewart,  Charles   L. 
Stigge,  Julius 
Tarlton,  Isaiah 
Taylor,  Owen 
Thomas,  Las 
Thomas,    Paul 
Thompson,    Ernest   A. 
Todd,   Joseph    B. 
Troutman,   Harry   G. 
West,  Jones  C. 


Williams,   Clemmie   T. 
Wilson,    Fred    E. 
Wineeoff,   Mack  W. 
Winfree,  Carroll  W. 
York,  Grady 
Zabiegalski,    Anthony. 


BATTERY    E 

Captain 
Crayton,   Louis   B 

First  Lieutenant 
Duncan,  William  B. 

Second   Lieutenants 
Barnett,   Marshall  S. 
Boswell,  Russell  N. 
Dosker,  Cornelius 

First  Sergeant 
Tuttle,  Ira  G. 

Supply  Sergeant 
Annas,  Perry  D. 

Mess  Sergeant 
Laxton,   Bynum 

Stable  Sergeant 
Smith,   Herbert   G. 

Sergeants 
Annas,  Rufus  A. 
Craven,  Ronald  A. 
Elrod,   Roby   E. 
Engleblom,   Emil   S. 
Greer,   George   D. 
Ingle,  Herbert  F. 
Leonard,  Rex  E. 
Loville,    Romulus    R. 
Smelser,   Guy  S. 
Suddreth,    Thomas    L. 
Williams,  Charles  R. 

Corporals 
Boyle,   Lavan  H. 
Deal,   Everette  P. 
Dixon,  Morton   K. 
Downs,  Joe  B. 
Pennell,    Carl   W. 
Foley,  Martin  J. 
Gross,  Cleve  L. 
Gross,  James  T. 
Hood,  James  B. 
Isbell,  Homer  L. 


Rosier  of  the  113th  Field  Artillery 


Killian,  Robley  C. 
McGowan,   Rufus  S. 
O'Donnell,  Thomas  C. 
Sherrill,  Knox   F. 
Shuford,   Russell   R. 
Teague,  John  G. 
Wright,  Orville  P. 

Chief  Mechanic 
Wright,  Wilkes  W. 

Mechanics 
Arnolds,  Harvey  N. 
Ur.derdown,  Milton  A. 
Winkler,  John  B. 

Saddler 
Childers,   Richard   C. 

Horseshoers 
Austin,   Leonard 
Honeycutt,  Robert  L. 

Cooks 
Bean,  Walter  L.  S. 
Bush,   Thurman 
Curtis,   Burton   M. 
Curtis,  Joe  A. 

Buglers 
Childers,  Willie  C. 
Dickey,  Florian  F. 
Melton,  William  E. 

Privates — First  Class 
Alley,   Arthur   N. 
Anderson,   James 
Andrews,  Horace  L.' 
Andrews  Roby  L. 
Austin,  Junie 
Barber  Dedrich   S. 
Barry,  John  F. 
Bailey,  William  T. 
Barnes,   Marion  G. 
Benfield,  Oliver  L. 
Carter,  Foye   C. 
Childers,  Foye  C. 
Church,  Midus  J. 
Cook,   Horace  C. 
Clark,  Henry  C. 
Clark,  Oliver  L. 
Cline,  Steril 
Davis,  Ernest  C. 
Elrod,   Fred  G. 
Fleming,  William  O. 
Foiles,  Herbert  M. 


Hamilton,  Roy  B. 
Hartley,  Gwyn  S. 
Johnson,  Ralph  L. 
Keller,  Lee  0. 
Lindsay,  Charles  S. 
Lowder,   William   C. 
Lovins,  Grover  C. 
McGee,  Julius  L. 
Melton,  Steel  F. 
Moore,   Arthur   K. 
Moore,    Parks    C. 
Muncher,  William   C. 
Munday,  Lynn  M. 
Nelson,  Albert  J. 
Pitts,  Lester  J. 
Seehorn,  William  W. 
Siqueiros,   Francisco  C. 
Smith,  Jesse  R. 
Turnmire,    Ralph    D. 
Weathers,  Bailey  D. 
Weathers,  Harrison  A. 
White,  Barney  R. 

Privates 
Allen,  Edward   G. 
Allen,  Charles  D. 
Armstrong,   James  E. 
Ash  worth,  Ted 
Baker,  Irving  M. 
Barnes,  Stewart  J. 
Beard,   Lloyd 
Bradshaw,  Robert  L. 
Breeden,   Luther 
Brown,    Stewart    T. 
Brown,   Joseph    C. 
Brown,  Roby  E. 
Cartwright,  Albert 
Cass,  John  H. 
Church,   Willard   V. 
Chavez,    Carlos 
Coffey,  Grover   C. 
Cook,  Hamilton  H. 
Cooper,   George   D. 
Clark,  George  F. 
Craig,  Boone 
Crump,  William  G. 
Dixon,  William  W. 
Duff,  James  F. 
Edmisten,  Hansford 
Ernest,  Will  A. 
Evans,  Earl  0. 
Ferguson,  Theodore  D. 
Filento,    James    B. 
Fischer,   Alphonse  J. 
Gause,  George  M. 


Goble,  Floyd  Q. 
Gray,  George 
Hahn,  Clifford 
Hailey,  Norval  H. 
Halcombe,   Frank 
Hall,  Guy 
Harris,  Evan  A. 
Haywood,  William   L. 
Hewett,  Henry  R. 
Hodges,  Edward  G. 
Hoke,  Edgar  E. 
Hoyle,   Bryant 
Hughes,  Harry  E. 
Hutchinson,   Charles 
Ingle,  Oscar  M. 
Jackson,  Claude  E. 
Jennings,  Thomas  A. 
Jones,   Elmer 
Journigan,  Warner 
Kelley,  Thomas  F. 
Kluttz,  William   P. 
Krepps,  David   C. 
Lail,  Alex  R. 
Lockamy,   Eii 
McAlpin,  Cass  R. 
McCluney,  John  H. 
Mahaffey,  Otis 
Marley,  James  L. 
Maltba,  Russell 
Melton,  Torrence 
Melvin,    Raymond    P. 
Mullee,  Thomas  E. 
Moore,  Granville  S. 
Norman,  Jim  J. 
Parsons,    Joseph    M. 
Ray,   Oscar   W. 
Roach,   George  L. 
Rodgers,   Sinclair 
Robinson,   Thomas   M. 
Roof,  Floyd  A. 
Sanders,  Fred 
Sanders,  Haywood 
Sellers,  Wyatt  A. 
Sides,  Willis  V. 
Smith,  Thomas  O. 
Story,  Romulus  L. 
Steel,  John 
Suddreth,    Horace   B. 
Tate,   Vann 
Teague,   Oliver   M. 
Teague,  John  R. 
Teague,  Claude  E. 
Thompson,  John  H. 
Travis,  Frank  V. 
Treisch,  Loyd 


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Taylor,   George  W. 
Turner,    William    W. 
Vannoy,  Arthur  W, 
Watson,  Willard 
Whitesides,  Jim 
Winebarger,  Walter  H. 
Woodell,  Hector  J. 
Wright,   Baxter 
Yearby,  Robert  V. 


BATTERY    F 

Captain 
Morrison,   Reid    R. 

First  Lieutenants 
Allison,  Eugene 
Dodge,  James  P.  Jr. 

Second   Lieutenants 
Hamilton,   Carl   C. 
McManus,  James  F. 

First  Sergeant 
Hill,  Thomas  M. 

Mess  Sergeant 
Powell,   Joseph   C. 

Supply  Sergeant 
Fink,  Eugene  D. 

Stable  Sergeant 
Lipe,  Jacob  W. 

Sergeants 
Beard,  Joseph  R. 
Choate,  McLin  S. 
Clarey,  Ernest   C. 
Kelly,  Jesse  R.  C. 
Kincaid,  Julius  N. 
Mills,  Lonnie  N. 
Newell,   Henry  B. 
Ritch,   Charles  F. 
Sappenfield,  Roy  C. 
Sherrill,  Paul  M. 

Corporals 
Alexander,  James   C. 
Caldwell,  Robert  V.  Jr. 
Caldwell,  Raymond 
Campbell,  Frank  A. 
Cornelius,  William   E. 
Costner,  William  T, 
Donaldson,   Eugene  J. 
Fogus,  Otway  C. 


Hope,   Clarence  C. 
Howard,  James  C. 
Ivey,  Henry  W. 
Johnson,  William  S. 
Mangum,  Curtis  W. 
McNeely,  James  F. 
Potts,  Leon  A.  Jr. 
Query,  Stafford  N. 
Ritchie,   Ralph  L. 
Rodgers,  John  B. 
Sellers,  Charles  G. 
Stough,   Samuel  T. 
Walkup,  Samuel  L. 
Ward,   Grady  N. 
Williford,  Brice  J. 
Wrenn,   Eugene  L. 

Chief   Mechanic 
Duckworth,    Ralph    J. 

Mechanics 
Harwell,  Jesse  L. 
Kerr,  Guilford  A. 
Newell,  William  G. 

Horseshoers 
Jessup,   Luther   A. 
Morefield,  Charlie 
Vernon,  Wiley  G. 

Saddler 
Pratt,   Lester  D. 

Cooks 
Bennett,  Joe  C. 
Garren,  Frank  M. 
Moore,   Lonnie 
Tickle,  Arthur 

Buglers 
Simms,  Eskel  L. 
Swangim,  Frank 
Weddington,    Frank 

Privates — First  Class 
Alexander,   Millard   S. 
Alexander,   Robert   D. 
Anderson,  Baxter  W. 
Bradley,  James  N. 
Brown,   Houston  G. 
Brown,  Marshall   F. 
Bumgarten,  Edward  R. 
Cathey,    Henry   M. 
Deaton,  Homer  W. 
Duling,  Harry  E. 
Ebel,  Otto  H. 


Fink,  Clarence  L. 
Graham,  Elbert  L. 
Harroway,  Bayloss  S. 
Isenhower,    Smiley 
Johnson,   Mason   W. 
Kerr,  Ed  H. 
Kuper,  John  J. 
Lacy,  Thomas  A. 
Linn,   Harold   C. 
Martinez,   Jack 
Miller,  Rufus  C. 
Moore,  Howard   E. 
Morris,   Leo   L. 
Nelson,  William  F. 
Perkins,  Arthur  W. 
Pharr,  Samuel  L. 
Phillips,  Martin  W. 
Potts,    Lewis 
Rhodes,  Carl  L. 
Ridenhour,  Homer  L. 
Russell,  William  F. 
Saddler,  Wildan 
Sappenfield,  James  A. 
Savage,  Frank 
Smith,   Donald  P. 
Smith,  Martin  L. 
Teague,  Arthur 
Teague,  Thomas  W. 
Thompson,  Herbert  W. 
Tilly,  William  W. 
Thompkinson,   Francis  B. 
Turner,  James  W. 
Wadsworth,  John  B. 
White,  James  A. 
Wingard,  Ralph  J. 
Wyatt,  William  D. 

Privates 
Albright,    Henry   L. 
Ballard,  Joseph   C. 
Beam,  Elmer  N. 
Bell,  Walter  A. 
Bolick,   Harry  W. 
Brown,  Claude  C. 
Burke,  Joseph  E. 
Caldow,  Alexander  R. 
Caccarelli,  Leno 
Christie,  Rome  G. 
Christenbury,  Ed. 
Cobbler,  Percy  D. 
Cole,  Robertson   B. 
Coley,  Raymond  C 
Cowan,  Alley 
Crabb,  John   H. 
Craig,  John  M. 


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Crews,  Ernest  W. 
Davis,  Burpee 
Edsil,  Edgar  G. 
Edwards,  William  L. 
Fisher,  Clyde  J. 
Fisher,   David   F. 
Florence,  John  P. 
Fortune,  Carl  L. 
Fortune,  Claude  E. 
Fortune,  George  W. 
Fowler,    Oliver 
Fulham,    John    M. 
Gillespie,   Luther   W. 
Gillespie,    Claude    E. 
Goodson,   Bob 
Goss,  Doy  E. 
Gravely,  Charles  B. 
Head,   William    H. 
Heglar,  Everett  J. 
Heglar,   Lester   A. 
Helm,  Lafayette  H. 
Hendley,  Lindsey  M. 
Hill,  Hamilton  0. 
Inman,  John  P. 
Johnston,  Samuel  C. 
Jones,  Bossy 
Kennerly,  Clarence 
King,  Stephen  B. 
Knowles,  Carl 
Lehman,    John    S. 
Lovett,   William   M. 
Markey,  Robert   C. 
Maroney,  Thomas  J. 
Marcus,    Arthur    J. 
Martin,   Frank 
Mayhew,  Prescott 
McCarty,  Amos 
McLaughlin,  Neal 
Mercier,  Alfred 
Michael,  Ernest  I. 
Montooth,  Frank  L. 
Moore,    John    P. 
Morris,  John   R. 
Mosier,  Otis 
McNicholes,   James    M. 
Neal,  Jim 
Newton,  John  W. 
Norwood,    Olin    N. 
Owens,    Bob 
Philemon,  Clarence  L. 
Powell,    Will 
Pruitt,  Ira  T. 
Rozier,   Alex   Z. 
Sherrill,    Glenn   Z. 
Shoultz,   Colbert  J. 


Simon,    Benjamin    W. 
Simons,  Fletcher 
Simpkins,  Jesse  E. 
Smith,   Henry  M. 
Steinbach,    Frederick 
Stutts,   Brooks  L. 
Swangim,  Doll 
Tilly,   John  J. 
Thrift,   Ulysses  V. 
Turner,  Arthur  C. 
Van  Nortwick,  David  T. 
Van  Pelt,  Carl  G. 
Vickers,  Walter  S. 
Wardlow,  Robert 
Webster,  Charles  A. 
Weddington,  John  C. 
Womack,    Clifton    P. 
Wilson,  Thomas  H. 
Young,  Miles  H. 


HEADQUARTERS  CO. 

Captain 
Boyce,   Erskine  E. 

First  Lieutenants 
Bennett,   Horace   C. 
Mears,  Christian  E. 
Whittaker,  William  P. 

Second   Lieutenants 
Crenshaw,  William  A. 
Guion,   Owen   H. 

Regimental   Sergt. 
Major 
Lambert,  Jacob   E. 
Dimmette,  Laudie  E. 

Battalion   Sergeant 
Major 
Capps,   Marvin  M. 
Pollard,   Hugh    C. 

Band   Leader 
Kozak,   James   0. 

First  Sergeant 
Henderson,  Ralph   L. 

Assistant  Band  Leader 
Troostwyk,  Leo 


Sergeant  Bugler 
McGuirt,  Robert  G. 

Band  Sergeants 
Thomas,  Raymond   D. 
Wood,  Fred  W. 
Huff,  William   N. 
Crick,  Leonard  D. 

Color  Sergeants 
Huntley,   Wilbon   O. 
Taylor,   George   N. 

Supply  Sergeant 
Brewer,    Charles    E. 

Mess  Sergeant 
Burger,   Karl   P. 

Stable  Sergeant 
Batchelor,  David   C 

Sergeants 
Boseman,   Luther  W. 
Collie,   William   Y 
Corey,  Arthur  B. 
Edmundson,  Marvin  M. 
Dorsette,  Carey  E. 
Harris,  Talton  E. 
Heins,    Max    T. 
Graham,  George 
Mallard,  Liston  L. 
Mauldin,  Roman  L. 

Corporals 
Allen,  William  H. 
Benoy,  Arthur  W. 
Chapman,  John  S. 
Corlee,    Fred   E. 
Coughenour,   William 
Edwards,  Robert  H. 
Fleming,  George  P 
Harrington,  Eugene  W. 
Hawley,  William  A. 
Hilliard,  James  B. 
Hood,  Carl  L. 
Jeffress,   Irvin  H. 
Johnson,  Walter  C. 
Knott,  George  W. 
Leslie,  John  T. 
McGuire,  Neal  W. 
McQueen,  Daniel  M. 


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Moore,  Elmer  B. 
Nash,   Sam  N. 
O'Connor,  Charles  A. 
Pate,   Bernice  M. 
Phillips,  Walter  S. 
Ross,  Hugh  L. 
Russel,  Benjamin  S. 
Taylor,  Eugene  McA. 
Valentine,  Itimous  T. 
Westbrook,  Oliver  A. 
Wilson,   Leo  G. 

Band  Corporals 
Holt,  Fred  M. 
Jones,   Thaddeus  E. 
Miller,    William    A. 
Younger,  Edgar 

Mechanic 
Lewis,  Leroy  W. 

Horse  shoers 
Eubanks,  Richard  D. 
Poe,  Albert 

Saddler 
Hill,    Ernest  W. 

Cooks 
Bell,  John  V. 
Denton,  Allen 
Suther,  Charles  A. 


Buglers 
Robbins,    Carl    L. 

Corporal  Bugler 
Vincent,  Tracey  A. 

Privates — First  Class 
Atkins,  Thomas  N. 
Abboud,  James 
Brantley,  Sherwood 
Blum,  Frederick  L. 
Brookshire,  John   W. 
Carter,  Emmett  W. 
Chandler,   Martin   G. 
Coop,  John  A. 
Cone,  Levi  T. 
Clark,   Nathan   C. 
Faletti,  Chris. 
Gatlin,  Samuel  B. 
Highsmith,  Albert  Z. 
Knudsen,   John   T. 
Lambert,  Lacy  T. 
Lowrey,  Wesley  S. 
Marppey,   John 
McQueen,   David   F. 
Moseley,  Thomas  G. 
Perry,  Williford 
Pulley,  Claud  H. 
Rouse,   Paisley  E. 
Sharpe,  Cecil   A. 
Stancil,   Sim   C. 
Thomas,   Frank,  Jr. 
Tilley,  Alvah  H. 


Kelley,  Grady 
King,  Herbert  N. 
Kitchens,   Charles   L. 
Klucker,  Howard  E. 
Klutz,  Harvey  A. 
Mason,  Zack  C. 
Matheney,  James  T. 
Matheney,  John  E. 
McElroy,   Earl 
Moore,  Alexander  S. 
Murray,   Charles  A. 
Mitchner,  Robert  K. 
Mizzell,  Charlie  M. 
Moore,  Granville  K. 
Mori,  Emile   E. 
McWhorter,  Olin  S. 
Overholster,  John   F. 
Phillips,  Weaver 
Shelton,  James  M. 
Sigman,  Robert  V. 
Smith,  Will 
Smith,  Royce  C. 
Smith,  Edgar  L. 
Smyre,  Ernest  D. 
Rohrbaugh,    Paul   M. 
Rush,  William  E. 
Thomas,  Robert  L. 
Thornburg,  Herbert  N. 
Whitworth,  Robert  V. 
White,  William  H. 
Wilson,   Walter   L. 
Walters,  George  F. 
Wagoner,  William  G. 
Young,   Ernest  E. 


First   Class  Musicians 
Crumpton,    Grover    C. 
Danieley,  Joseph    W. 
Davis,   Earl   M. 
Moncrieff,  Phillip  W. 
Suther,  Colon  B. 

Second    Class    Musicians 
Demarcus,  William  N. 
Farrington,  Marshall 
Gardner,  Loris  W. 
Graham,  Thomas  I. 
Lentz,  John  W. 
Lynch,  John  M. 
Matthewson,   Paul  J. 
Messer,  Pressie  L. 
Miles,  Eli  C. 


Privates 
Baugham,  Seth  B. 
Blomberg,  Alex. 
Bradley,   Fred   L. 
Brown,  Frank  J. 
Carraway,  Ezra  A 
Chandler,    Elisha 
Cummings,  George   D. 
Doyle,   Henry  V. 
Gavin,  Lewis  A. 
Green,  William   B. 
Gurganious,  John  B. 
Hale,  Arthur  E. 
Hall,   Robert   F. 
Heiss,  Walter  M. 
Hamilton,  Waite  F. 
Jones,  Linwood  L. 
Johnson,  Orris  E. 


SUPPLY   COMPANY 

Captain 
Fletcher,  Arthur  L. 

First  Lieutenant 
Lonergon,    Joseph 

Second   Lieutenants 
Bolt,  John  P. 
Lingle,  John  C. 
Stackpole,   Albert   H. 

Regtl.   Supply  Sergeants 
Chance,    William    H. 
Whaling,  George  W. 


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First  Sergeant 
Conrad,  William  J. 

Sergeants 
Jones,  Barney  L. 
Reid,  William  N. 

Stable  Sergeant 
Bridgers,  Otho  T. 

Mess  Sergeant 
Long,  Clyde  C. 

Supply  Sergeant 
Sauls,   Harvin  A. 

Corporals 
Brassfield,  James 
Donovan,  Claude  C. 
Erwood,  Charles  W. 
Hall,   Melvin   I. 

Cooks 
Brewer,  Henry  H. 
Galloway,  Johnnie  E. 
Craig,  DeWitt 
Hiatt,  Alvin  L. 
Kirkman,  William  C. 
Tally,  Roy  B. 

Horseshoers 
Johnson,    Nathan 
Kennedy,  Fred  H. 
Martin,  Joseph  E. 

Saddlers 
Burton,  Henry  T. 
Ray,  Samuel 

Mechanics 
Allen,  Jessie 
Cutts,  Lewis  E. 
Lilly,  Lyman  B. 

Wagoners 
Allison,  Dolph 
Barr,  Ed 

Billingsley,  Frank  T. 
Blagburn,  Walter  A. 


Brown,  Emery  N. 
Brown,  Wilbur  W. 
Brown,  William  D. 
Burk,  Ivan   0. 
Carden,  Lee 
Clontz,   Avery   B. 
Collins,  Thomas  C. 
Crawford,  John  F. 
Crump,   Pet 
Davey,  Norman  E. 
Finton,  Guy 
Fowler,  Mont  A. 
Gibson,  Joel  T. 
Gore,  James  V. 
Grime,   Arthur   W. 
Hainline,   Lester   E. 
Harney,  Edward  L. 
Hart,    John    G. 
Haynes,   Clarence   A. 
Henley,    Marvin 
Hudson,  William   R. 
Jones,   Mallie 
Keziah,  Richard  A. 
Koonce,  Woodley  J. 
McBride,   Bartlette 
McKeithan,  William  R. 
Mabe,  James  T. 
Morgan,  Monroe 
Nash,  Jessie  R. 
Nash,  Levi 
Payne,   James   O. 
Perry,  Thomas 
Phillips,  Charles  N. 
Plyler,   Appleton 
Reber,  Guy 
Seeman,   Leroy   R. 
Sides,  William  A. 
Southerland,  Lindon 
Steele,  Pinckney  J. 
Stewart,   Ben  C. 
Tyndall,    William 
Wells,  Rolin  V. 
White,  Thomas   G. 
Whittington,   Charles  C. 
Williams,  Coon  W. 
Ziege,  Walter  O. 

Privates — First  Class 

Edwards,  Joseph   O. 
McNeely,  Robert  L. 
Murray,  Samuel  G. 
Sauerman,  Robert  P. 
Southerland,   Elbert   F. 
Williams,  James  F. 


Privates 
Alfonso,    Gimi 
Bass,  John  J. 
Bilderback,   Sidney   B. 
Bloodworth,  James  H. 
Boyette,  William  L. 
Brookshire,  John   W. 
Calahan,  Arthur  L. 
Carpenter,  James  W. 
Colvin,  Cleveland 
Edwards,  Charles  A. 
Furr,  Titus  L. 
Haney,  Oscar  C. 
Mendenhall,  Sir  Walter 
Moffitt,   Lacy   A. 
McGan,    Eugene 
Robertson,  Phillip  R. 
Taylor,  Jonah   C. 
Townsend,   Walter 
Wardlaw,  Robert 
Young,    Miles    H. 


ENLISTED  ORDNANCE 
CORPS  ATTACHED  TO 
113th  FIELD  ARTILLERY 

Ordnance  Sergeant 
Mitchell,   Adrian   S. 

Sergeant 
Vaughn,  Roy  L. 


Corporals 

Byrd,  Walter  A. 
McGuirt,  John  B. 


Privates — First  Class 

Davis,  Charles  R. 
Helms,  William  C 


Privates 

Causey,   Robert  H. 
Crotzer,    William    E. 
Henderson,   Carl   R. 
Hooks,  William   H. 
Perry,  George  B. 
Shepherd,  Barry  W. 
Haywood,  William  J. 
Ratcliff,  Zeno  0. 


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SANITARY      DEPART- 
MENT 

Major 
Pridgen,  Claude  L. 

Captain 
Wagner,  Isaac   R. 

First  Lieutenant 
Hoffman,  John  G. 

Sergeant   First  Class 
Mitchell,  Joseph   H. 

Sergeant 
Futrelle,  William  L. 

Privates — First  Class 
Burriss,  John  E. 
Fowler,  Paul  R. 
Register,  Harry  B. 
Russell,   Samuel  T. 
Sailing,  Aaron  T. 
Sholar,  Ralph  L. 


Privates 
Fick,  Ferdinand  D. 
Moorehead,  George  E. 
Morrison,    Levi   A. 
Moss,    Rochel 
Norfleet,  Frank  P. 
Oldner,  Noah 
Perry,    Walter    N. 
Ponder,    Henry 
Rogers,   Dudley 
Sappenfleld,  Luther  C. 
Smith,   Clifford  J. 
Stepp,  Ernest   F. 
Thomas,  Miles  E. 

DENTAL  CORPS 
ATTACHED 

First  Lieutenant 
Gibbs,  Wallace  D. 
Spoon,  Thomas  L. 

Privates — First  Class 
(Dental  Assistants) 

Jones,  Harmon  L. 
Hornaday,  Clyde  E. 


VETERINARY    DETACH- 
MENT 


Captain 
Olthouse,  Martin 


First  Lieutenant 
Hughes,  William  0. 


Farriers 

Brooks,  Ralph 
Jones,  Raymond  F. 
Dalton,  Chesley  A. 


Privates — First  Class 

Dellinger,  Caswell  V. 
Sitton,  Mack  R. 


Privates 
Boyd,  Henry  E. 


Battery  Positions  Occupied  241 

BATTERY   POSITIONS   OCCUPIED    ON   THE  ST.  MIHIEL, 

THE   ARGONNE   AND   WOEVRE    FRONTS   BY   THE   ONE 

HUNDRED  AND  THIRTEENTH  FIELD  ARTILLERY 

Unfortunately,  the  battle  maps  used  by  the  regiment  for  its  various 
engagements  were  not  all  available  for  the  use  of  Sergeant  Liston  L.  Mal- 
lard in  drawing  the  three  maps  that  appear  in  this  book.  The  coordinates 
of  the  battery  positions  were  not  in  every  case  at  his  disposal  but  it  is 
certain  that  he  has  come  very  close  to  the  exact  positions.  He  was  greatly 
helped  in  his  work  by  Captain  Robert  P.  Beaman,  adjutant  of  the  Second 
Battalion,  who  found  in  his  note-book  much  valuable  data  about  his  own 
battalion  and  also  about  the  First  Battalion.  In  a  letter  to  the  Historian, 
which  was  used  by  Sergeant  Mallard  in  drawing  his  maps,  Captain 
Beaman  said: 

The  positions  occupied  at  the  beginning  of  the  St.  Mihiel  drive  were: 


Battery  D 

X  362.840 

Y  230.390 

Battery  E 

X  362.715 

Y  230.338 

Battery  F 

X  363.120 

Y  230.572 

P.  C. 

X  362.815 

Y  230.342 

It  may  be  of  interest  for  you  to  know  that  the  above  positions  were  the  only 
ones  occupied  by  us  during  the  war  in  which  the  Italian  resection  method  of  orienta- 
tion could  be  used.  This,  as  you  will  recall,  is  the  most  accurate  orientation  that  can 
be  used,  and  I  believe  that  the  accuracy  of  our  fire  in  this  offensive  showed  the 
effectiveness  of  the  method.  The  church  tower  at  Manonville  was  used  with  a  Y  azimuth 
of  2365  mils. 

On  September  13th,  you  will  recall,  we  advanced  to  a  point  south  of  Thiaucourt 
very  near  Bouillionville.     The  positions  occupied  at  this  point  were: 

Battery  D  X  362.050 

Y  239.060 
Battery  F                   X  361.850 

Y  239.055 

Battery  E  occupied  a  position  immediately  to  the  right  of  Battery  D,  but  I  am 
unable  to  locate  a  memorandum  of  the  coordinates.  If  you  have  not  a  map  from 
which  you  can  determine  them,  I  will  make  an  effort  to  locate  a  map  of  the  section 
in  question  and  they  will  then  be  easy  to  determine. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  Meuse-Argonne,  the  Second  Battalion  occupied  a  position 
in  Bois   de   Esnes  with  the  following  coordinates: 

Battery  D  X  13.553     Oriented  for  number  four  piece. 

Y  69.518 

Battery  E  X  13.555     Oriented   for  number  one   piece. 

Y  69.480 

Battery  F  X  13.553     Oriented   for  number   one   piece. 

Y  69.296 


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Upon  our  advance  of  September  27th,  the  following  positions  were  occupied: 

Battery  D  X  10.670 

Y  75.895 
Battery  E                     X  10.630 

Y  75.985 
Battery  F                      X  10.740 

Y  75.985 

Upon  our  advance  through  Montfaucon  to  the  road  near  Ivoiry  the  following 
positions  were  occupied: 

Battery  D  X  08.700 

Y  77.865 
Battery  E                     X  08.970 

Y  78.460 
Battery  F                      X  08.565 

Y  77.965 
P.  C.                               X  08.790 

Y  77.825 

On  October  3d,  the  P.  C.  was  moved  from  the  above  position  to: 

X  09.100 
Y  78.400 

the  batteries  remaining  in  the  same  positions. 

The  positions  which  we  occupied  in  the  Woevre,  or  Troyon  sector  in  the  Foret 
de  la  Montagne  were: 

Battery  D  45.3-49.3 

Battery  E  45.3-48.8 

Battery  F  45.4-49.5 

P.   C.  45.4-48.8 

These  were  the  positions  which  were  occupied  at  the  time  of  the  signing  of  the 
armistice. 

I  have  run  across  in  my  notes  two  positions  occupied  by  the  First  Battalion.  I 
have  a  memorandum  that  on  September  29th  in  the  Argonne  the  First  Battalion  was 
located  as  follows: 

Battery  A  X  09.085 

Y  78.480 
Battery  B                      X  09.140 

Y  78.550 
Battery  C                      X  09.395 

Y  78.450 

The  positions  occupied  by  the  First  Battalion  in  the  Foret  de  la  Montagne  up 
to  the  signing  of  the  armistice  were: 

Battery  A  Two  guns     45.3-51.3         Two  guns     45.5-51.4 
Battery  B  44.9-50.9 

Battery  C  45.7-51.2 

P.  C.  45.2-50.8 


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HOME  ADDRESSES  OF  THE  OFFICERS  AND  MEN  OF 

THE  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  THIRTEENTH 

FIELD  ARTILLERY 


Alamance  County 
Lieut.  L.  R.  Johnson,  Haw  River,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  D.  G.  Cheek,  Saxapahaw,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  T.  R.  Cook,  Mebane,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  A.   S.  Cole,  Haw  River,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  P.  Florence,  Graham,  N.  C. 
Hrshr.  Nathan  Johnson,  Haw  River,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st   CI.   W.   F.   Nelson,   Rock   Creek, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  O.  W.  Ray,  Burlington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  T.  Whitt,  Burlington,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  W.  Williamson,  Graham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st  CI.   Clyde  E.   Hornaday,   Gibson- 

ville,  N.  C. 

Alexander  County 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    Junie    Austin,    Taylorsville, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  R.  McAlpin,  Taylorsville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  0.  M.  Teague,  Taylorsville,  N.  C. 

Anson  County 
Capt.  K.  M.  Hardison,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Lieut.  H.  H.  Hardison,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Lieut.  F.  E.  Liles,  Lilesville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  B.  Adams,  Morven,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  C.  Bailey,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  P.  Balland,  Ansonville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    S.    L.    Benton,    Wadesboro, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  F.  Bittle,  McFarlan,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  J.  G.  Boylin,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Ben  Brooks,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.  .J.    M.    Clarke,    Ansonville, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  W.  Collins,  Peachland,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  H.  Covington,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Wag.  Pet  Crump,  Ansonville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  C.  Cagle,  Ansonville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  B.  Dula,  Ansonville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    R.    W.    Gaddy,    Wadesboro, 

N.  C. 
Corp.  O.  B.  Garris,  Pee  Dee,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Kemp  Gaddy,  Pee  Dee,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  T.  C.  Gaddy,  Morven,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  B.  Griggs,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Wag.  B.  F.  Harris,  Polkton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  G.  Harrington,  Wadesboro, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  H.  Hutchinson,  Polkton,  N.  C. 


Sgt.  W.  O.  Huntley,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  F.  B.  Huntley,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    F.    L.    Huntley,    Wadesboro, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  F.  Honeycutt,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st   CI.   J.   F.   Hildebrand,  Lilesville, 

N.  C. 
Wag.  Marvin   Henley,  Polkton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Carl  Hendricks,  McFarlan,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Ernest  King,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  D.  Kirby,  Lilesville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  R.  Knotts,  Lilesville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  W.  Lewis,  Morven,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  I.  Lewis,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  E.  Lewis,  Morven,  N.  C. 
Corp.  C.  T.  Lockamy,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  D.  T.  Lowery,  Morven,  N.  C. 
Corp.  S.  B.  Lowery,  McFarlan,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  B.  L.  McDuffle,  Pee  Dee,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  M.  D.  McLendon,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  E.  McRae,  Peachland,  N.  C. 
Mus.   2d   CI.   P.  J.   Matheson,  Wadesboro, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  M.  M.  Meisenheimer,  Lilesville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  S.  O.  Niven,  Morven,  N.  C. 
Corp.  T.  L.  Niven,  Morven,  N.  C. 
Cook  C.  B.  Porter,  Lilesville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  J.  Pratt,  Morven,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.  J.    D.    Redfearn,    Peachland, 

N.  C. 
Corp.  C.  C.  Robinson,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  A.   Robinson,  Wadesboro,  N.   C. 
Pvt.  C.  L.  Steward,  Lilesville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  F.  Thomas,  Morven,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Paul  Thomas,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  A.  Thompson,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  T.  C.  Wood,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 

Ashe  County 

Pvt.  J.   M.   Parsons,  Beaver  Creek,  N.   C. 
Pvt.  J.  B.  Todd,  Todd,  N.  C. 

Avery  County 
Pvt.  Smith  James,  Heaton,  N.  C. 

Beaufort  County 
1st  Lieut.   W.   E.   Baugham,   Washington, 

N.  C 
Capt.  W.  C.  Rodman,  Washington,  N.  C. 


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1st    Lieut.    E.    S.    Simmons,    Washington, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  H.  E.  Alligood,  Surry,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  W.  Alligood,  Surry,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  D.  Asby,  Surry,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st  CI.  J.   C.   Barnett,   South   Creek, 

N.  C. 
Corp.  E.  M.  Barr,  Bath,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  S.  B.  Baugham,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  D.  S.  Baynor,  Pinetown,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  M.   Baynor,  Pinetown,  N.   C. 
Pvt.   1st   CI.   Clayton   Beacham,  Washing- 
ton, N.  C. 
Sgt.  A.  C.  Bishop,  Belhaven,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  W.  A.  Blount,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  E.  Boyd,  Pinetown,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.  I.  Bonner,  Aurora,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  S.  P.  Bowen,  Surry,  N.  C. 
Corp.  C.  A.  Boyd,  Pinetown,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  H.  G.  Boyd,  Pinetown,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  E.  Boyd,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  F.  Boyd,  Pinetown,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  A.  T.  Brickell,  Surry,  N.  C. 
Corp.  C.  M.  Brooks,  Terra  Ceia,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Thad  Brown,  South  Creek,  N.  C. 
Corp.  H.  L.  Campbell,  Chocowinity,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  A.  O.  Canady,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Corp.  W.  G.  Cherry,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    Wilson    Cleary,    Belhaven, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  S.  K.  Gordon,  Washington,  N.  S. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Herbert  Cox,  Surry,  N.  C. 
Corp.  R.  E.  Cole,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  M.  I.  Cox,  Surry,  N.  C. 
Mech.  S.  J.  Cox,  Bath,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  T.  Cratch,  Blounts  Creek,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  J.  Cutler,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  T.  Davenport,  Surry,  N.  C. 
Bug.  I.  W.  Deal,  South  Creek,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  B.  T.  Eborn,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  O.  Edward,  Blounts  Creek, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    Pearlie    Ellis,    Washington, 

N.  C. 
Corp.  C.  G.  Everett,  Pinetown,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    W.    R.    Everett,    Pinetown, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  R.  Flynn,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Cook  H.  D.  Forrest,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  B.  E.  Fulcher,  Edward,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st   CI.    R.   C.   Fulford,  Washington, 

N.  C. 
Mech.  Jehu  Gurganus,  Bath,  N.  C. 
Mus.  3d  CI.  L.  W.  Gardner,  Washington, 

N.  C. 


Pvt.  1st  CI.  Robert  Gattis,  Aurora,  N.  C. 
Corp.  G.  A.  Griffin,  Aurora,  N.  C. 
Corp.  B.  W.  Harvey,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  H.  Harrison,  Pinetown,  N.  C. 
Corp.  W.  P.  Harris,  Pinetown,  N.  C. 
Cook  C.  W.  Hardison,  Pinetown,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Henry  Hamilton,  Surry,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  T.  G.  T.  Hill,  Belhaven,  N.  C. 
Corp.  A.  B.  Hudnell,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Corp.  L.  B.  Houston,  Pantego,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  M.  Jefferson,  Pinetown,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  L.  Jones,  Aurora,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  J.  H.  Latham,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    F.    T.    Letchworth,    Blounts    Creek, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  F.  Lewis,  Bath,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  F.  W.  McKeel,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  T.  McKeel,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Johnnie  Mars.  Bath,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  L.  Meekins,  Surry,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  L.  Moore,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Lonzer  Moore,  Chocowinity,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  C.  M.  Newby,  Bath,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.  P.  Pilley,  Terra  Ceia,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  L.  Pipkin,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  R.  Pinkham,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Hrshr.  J.  D.  Price,  South  Creek,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  M.  Radcliff,  Pantego,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Z.  O.  Ratcliff,  Pantego,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  M.  O.  Ratcliff,  Pantego,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  J.  Ratcliff,  Pantego,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  F.  Skiles,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  R.  Sawyer,  Surry,  N.  C. 
Sad.  J.  B.  Sanford,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  G.  E.  Sawyer,  Surry,  N.  C. 
Corp.  W.  C.  Shelton,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  A.  L.  Singleton,  Washington, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  W.  Singleton,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st   CI.    Dewey    Skittlethorpe,    Bath, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.  J.  Slade,  Pungo,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st   CI.   S.   A.   Sullivan,  Washington, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st  CI.   B.  D.  Tankard,  Washington, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  L.  Tetterton,  Washington,  N.  C. 

(killed  in  action) 
Mech.  J.  E.  Tripp,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.     1st     CI.     W.     H.     Warren,     Blounts 

Creek,  N.  C. 
Hrshr.  Purvis  Waters,  Pantego,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  H.  Weston,  Blounts  Creek,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  E.  Williams,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  A.  H.  Willis,  Washington,  N.  C. 


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Sgt.  D.  R.  Willis,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.     1st     CI.     C.     M.     Winfield,    Blounts 

Creek,   N.   C. 
Corp.  G.  H.  Wilson,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Tony  Womble,  Aurora,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  W.  Woolard,  Ransomville,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  J.  E.  Woolard,  Washington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  M.  E.  Woolard,  Washington,  N.  C. 

Bertie  County 

Pvt.  Alley  Cowand,  Windsor,  N.  C. 
Wag.  L.  E.  Harrell,  Kelford,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  A.  E.  Hale,  Aulander,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  M.  Mizzell,  Windsor,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  P.  Norfleet,  Roxobel,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  D.  L.  Van  Nortwick,  Woodard,  N.  C. 

Bladen  County 

Wag.  Edd  Barr,  Clarkton,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  R.  E.  Fleming,  Bladenboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    M.    B.    Fletcher,    Clarkton, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  P.  Melvin,  Elizabethtown,  N.  C. 
Corp.  I.  C.  Pait,  Bladenboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  N.  Perry,  Council,  N.  C. 

Brunswick  County 
Wag.  J.  V.  Gore,  Winnabow,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  M.  N.  Mintz,  Millbranch,  N.  C. 

Buncombe  County 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  J.  Arwood,  Arden,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  T.  N.  Atkins,  Asheville,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  Lewis  Ballard,  Asheville,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  F.  B.  Brookshire,  West  Ashe- 
ville, N.  C. 

Pvt.  A.  L.  Calahan,  Asheville,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  S.  Calloway,  Asheville, 
N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  R.  A.  Case,  Skyland,  N.  C. 

Wag.  A.  B.  Clontz,  Asheville,  N.  C. 

Corp.  Clarence  Davis,  Asheville,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  J.  B.  Davis,  Asheville,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  W.  M.  Davis,  Alexander,  N.  C. 

Corp.  J.  B.  Downs,  Asheville,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  C.  W.  Erwood,  Asheville,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  R.  E.  Estes,  Asheville,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  G.  H.  Frady,  Skyland,  N.  C.  (killed 
in  action) . 

Wag.  M.  A.  Fowler,  Asheville,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  D.  Mc.  Freeman,  Asheville,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  S.  Gash,  Azalea,  N.  C. 

Corp.  G.  D.  Goldsmith,  Azalea,  N.  C. 


Pvt.  H.   T.  Guthrie,  Weaverville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.   M.   Harwood,  Weaverville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  I.  Harris,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  H.  Harris,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  O.  C.  Haney,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  S.  Hill,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  O.  M.  Ingle,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Kimsie  Laughter,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  O.  A.  Mathews,  Arden,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  A.  J.  Merrell,  Azalea,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  M.  Morris,  Montreat,  N.  C. 
Corp.  L.  E.  Myers,  Stocksville,  N.   C. 
Wag.  J.  R.  Nash,  Sandy  Mush,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    Tom    N.    Neighbors,    West 

Asheville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  A.  O'Brien,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Luther  Orr,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  A.  J.  Penland,  Candler,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Tom  Pruitt,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Henry  Powers,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  C.  S.  Ramsey,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Carl  Rockett,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  B.  Redmon,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  F.  Russell,  West  Asheville, 

N.  C. 
Corp.  D.  C.  Tipton,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  E.  Wilson,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  E.  Young,  Asheville,  N.  C. 

Burke  County 
Corp.  W.  A.  Byrd,  Morganton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Sterl  Cline,  Valdese,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    G.    D.    Cooper,    Connellys    Springs, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.  R.  Lail,  Connellys  Springs,  N.  C. 

Cabarrus  County 
Pvt.  M.  S.  Alexander,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  C.  Ballard,  Kannapolis,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  C.  J.  M.  Blume,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  C.  Brown,  Kannapolis,  N.  C.  (died) 
Corp.   R.   V.   Caldwell,  Concord,  N.   C. 
Sgt.  F.  S.  Cline,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    R.     M.    Davis,    Kannapolis, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  R.  Davis,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Mus.  2d  CI.  W.  N.  DeMarcus,  Kannapolis, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  V.  B.  Earnhardt,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Mus.  2d  CI.  M.  L.  Farrington,  Kannapolis, 

N.  C. 
Sgt.  E.  D.  Fink,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  D.  F.  Fisher,  Kannapolis,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  A.  Heglar,  Kannapolis,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  M.  Hendley,  Concord,  N.  C. 


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Corp.  W.  S.  Johnson,  Concord,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  H.  A.  Kluttz,  Concord,  N.  C. 

Mus.    2d    CI.    J.    W.    Lentz,    Kannapolis, 

N.  C. 
Sgt.  R.  G.  McGuirt,  Kannapolis,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st   CI.     D.    F.     McQueen,     Concord, 

N.  C. 
Corp.  W.  A.  Miller,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  P.  Moore,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  R.  Morris,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Corp.  S.  N.  Nash,  Kannapolis,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  P.  M.  Patterson,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    J.    W.    Pitman,    Kannapolis     (killed 

in  action). 
Pvt.  R.  E.  Powell,  Kannapolis,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  L.  Philemon,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Corp.   S.   M.   Queary,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  L.  Ritchie,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    H.    L.    Ridenhour,    Concord, 

N.  C. 
Corp.  R.  L.  Ritchie,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st    CI.   J.    A.    Sappenfield,   Concord, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  C.  Seals,  Concord,  N.   C. 
Pvt.  L.  C.  Sappenfield,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  R.  C.  Sappenfield,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  D.  P.  Smith,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  M.  L.  Smith,  Bost  Mills,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    S.    C.    Stancil,    Harrisburg, 

N.  C. 
Cook  C.  A.  Suther,  Kannapolis,  N.  C. 
Mus.    1st    CI.    C.    B.    Suther,    Kannapolis, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  M.  Thornburg,  Kannapolis,  N.  C. 
Cook  Arthur  Tickle,  Kannapolis,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  G.  Troutman,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    J.    C.    Wadsworth,    Concord, 

N.  C. 
Corp.  B.  J.  Williford,  Concord,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  R.  J.  Wingard,  Concord,  N.  C. 

Caldwell  County 

Pvt.  C.  D.  Allen,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  A.  N.  Alley,  Valmead,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  H.  L.  Andrews,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  R.  L.  Andrews,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Sgt.  P.  D.  Annas,  Hudson,  N.  C. 

Sgt.  R.  A.  Annas,  Hudson,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  J.  E.  Armstrong,  Rhodhiss,  N.  C. 

Cook  W.  L.  S.  Bean,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  Jack  Bentley,  Rhodhiss,  N.  S. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  O.  L.  Benfield,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Corp.  G.  R.  Bowman,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  R.  L.  Bradshaw,  Finley,  N.  C. 


Pvt.  Marvin  Brinkley,  Granite  Falls,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  E.  Campbell,  Lenoir,  N.  C.   (killed 

in  action). 
Hrshr.  R.  T.  Chester,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Sad.  R.  C.  Childers,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Bug.  W.  C.  Childers,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  M.  J.  Church,  Rhodhiss,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.  F.  Clark,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  C.  Clark,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  H.  Cook,  Patterson,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Boone  Craig,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  G.  Crump,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Cook  B.  McK.  Curtis,  Granite  Falls,  N.  C. 
Cook  J.  A.  Curtis,  Rufus,  N.  C. 
Corp.  E.  P.  Deal,  Granite  Falls,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Hansford  Edmisten,  Rufus,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st   CI.    F.    G.   Elrod,   Granite   Falls, 

N.  C. 
Sgt.  R.  E.  Elrod,  Granite  Falls,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  A.  Ernest,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  O.  Fleming,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Floyd  Q.  Goble,  Yadkin  Valley,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  George  Gray,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  G.  D.  Greer,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Wag.  A.  W.  Griffie,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  G.  S.  Hartley,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  N.  H.  Hailey,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  N.  Hahn,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Bryant  Hoyle,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  B.  Hood,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Corp.  H.  L.  Isbell,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  E.  Hoke,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Corp.  R.  L.  Johnson,  Granite  Falls,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  L.  0.  Keller,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    R.    D.    Kirby,    Kings    Creek,    N.    C. 

(killed  in  action). 
Corp.  R.  C.  Killian,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  Bynum  Laxton,  Kings  Creek,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  S.  Lindsay,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  G.  C.  Lovins,  Lenoir,  N.  C." 
Corp.  R.  S.  McGowan,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  W.   R.   Minnish,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  W.  Melton,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  R.  Martin,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  L.  Marley,  Granite  Falls,  N.  C. 
Bug.  W.  E.  Melton,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  S.  F.  Melton,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  A.  K.  Moore,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.  S.  Moore,  Granite  Falls,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Lynn  Munday,  Rhodhiss,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  A.  J.  Nelson,  Patterson,  N.  C. 
Corp.  C.  W.  Pennell,  Kings  Creek,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  L.  J.  Pitts,  Patterson,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  W.  Smith,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  E.  Sanders,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 


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Pvt.   Haywood   Sanders,  Valmead,   N.   C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  W.  Seehorn,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Corp.  K.  F.  Sherrill,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Corp.  P.  E.  Shuford,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  W.  V.  Sides,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Sgt.  H.  G.  Smith,  Granite  Falls,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  R.  Smith,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  R.  L.  Storey,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Sgt.  T.  L.  Suddreth,  Lenoir,  N.  C.   (died). 

Pvt.  H.  B.  Suddreth,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  Vann  Tate,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  G.  W.  Taylor,  Valmead,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  A.  P.  Teague,  Granite  Falls,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  C.  E.  Teague,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Corp.  J.  G.  Teague,  Granite  Falls,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  J.  R.  Teague,  Rhodhiss,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  J.  H.  Thompson,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  R.  D.  Turnmire,  Granite  Falls, 

N.  C. 
Sgt.  I.  G.  Tuttle,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Mech.  M.  A.  Underdown,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  M.  Watson,  Lenoir,  N.  C. 

Camden  County 

1st  Lieut.  C.  K.  Burgess,  Old  Trap,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Fletcher  Simons,  South  Mills,  N.  C. 


Chatham  County 

Pvt.  F.  P.  Atwater,  Bynum,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  T.  B.  Beal,  Bear  Creek,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  F.  Boone,  Pittsboro,  N.  C. 
Wag.  W.  D.  Brown,  Siler  City,  N.  C. 
Ck.  W.  C.  Burns,  Pittsboro,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  C.  E.  Dorsette,  Siler  City,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  J.  O.  Harmon,  Pittsboro,  N.  C. 
Corp.  W.  C.  Johnson,  Pittsboro,  N.  C. 
Corp.  Jack  Lanius,  Jr.,  Pittsboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  E.  Lanius,  Pittsboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  P.  S.  McBane,  Snow  Camp,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  A.  Moffitt,  Ore  Hill,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  D.  T.  Moore,  Bynum,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1  CI.  G.  P.  Norwood,  Bynum,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Lewis  Norwood,  Bynum,  N.  C. 
Wag.  C.  R.  Phillips,  Gulf,  N.  C. 
Corp.  W.  S.  Phillips,  Bonlee,  N.  C. 
Hshr.  Albert  Poe,  Pittsboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  W.  Sizemore,  Siler  City,  N.  C. 
Corp.  W.  R.  Straughan,  Pittsboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.  F.  Thomas,  Moncure,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  W.  R.  Thompson,  Teer,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  R.  W.  Vann,  Ore  Hill,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  E.  E.  Williams,  Teer,  N.  C. 
Corp.  E.  R.  Wrenn,  Siler  City,  N.  C. 


Carteret  County 

Pvt.  A.  J.  Bell,  Morehead  City,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  F.  Dixon,  Beaufort,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  M.  M.  Eubanks,  Beaufort,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  G.  Hudgins,  Beaufort,  N.  C. 
Corp.  H.  F.  Howell,  Newport,  N    C. 
Pvt.  J.  F.  Hill,  Beaufort,  N.  C. 
Cook  J.  C.  Norris,  Beaufort,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  E.  J.  Respess,  Beaufort,  N.  C. 
Corp.  B.  S.  Russell,  Bogue,  N.  C. 

Caswell  County 
Corp.  I.  H.  Jeffress,  Pelham,  N.  C. 
Corp.  N.  W.  McGuire,  Yanceyville,  N.  C. 

Catawba  County 
Pvt.  R.  L.  Price,  Hickory,  N.  C 
Capt.  Wade  V.  Bowman,  Hickory,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  0.  B.  Austin,  Hickory,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  V.  S.  Barber,  Hickory,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  H.  C.  Cook,  Hickory,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  A.  T.  Dyson,  Maiden,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  C.  Howard,  Terrell,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  V.  Sigman,  Conover,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  D.  Smyre,  Conover,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  V.  Travis,  Newton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  V.  Whitworth,  Newton,  N.  C. 


Cherokee  County 

Pvt.  J.  E.  Lively,  Murphy,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  T.  W.  Teague,  Culberson,  N.  C. 
Wag.  R.  V.  Wells,  Murphy,  N.  C. 


Chowan  County 

Capt.  R.  D.  Dixon,  Edenton,  N.  C. 
Wag.  Thomas  Perry,  Tyner,  N.  C. 


Clay  County 
Wag.  Gad  Nelson,  Hayesville,  N.  C. 

Cleveland  County 

Corp.  A.  W.  Benoy,  Shelby,  N.  C. 
Far.  C.  A.  Chesley,  Shelby,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  V.  Dellinger,  Shelby,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  G.  Edsil,  East  Fruitland,  N.  C. 
Corp.  C.  G.  Sellers,  Kings  Mountain,  N.  C. 
Wag.    B.    C.    Stewart,    Kings    Mountain, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  B.  G.  Weathers,  Shelby,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  H.  A.  Weathers,  Shelby,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  C.  H.  Williams,  Shelby,  N.  C. 


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Columbus  County 
Lieut.  L.  C.  Hand,  Chadbourn,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.  M.  Gause,  Cerro  Gordo,  N.  C. 
Corp.  G.  C.  Yates,  Chadbourn,  N.  C. 

Craven  County 
Capt.  W.  B.  Guion,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
1st  Lieut.  O.  H.  Guion,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  A.  P.  Adams,  North  Harlowe, 

N.  C. 
Sgt.  T.  L.  Arnold,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Corp.  E.  C.  Avery,  Dover,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  B.  Barrow,  Dover,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  W.  Basden,  Riverdale,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  E.  J.  Bayliss,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  H.  Bray,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Sad.  W.  B.  Bray,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  T.  C.  Brewer,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Corp.  Z.  E.  Brewer,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Mech.  C.  C.  Campbell,  Vanceboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  H.  Casey,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Corp.  F.  M.  Chadwick,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Lewis  Craft,  Fort  Barnwell,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Alexander  Cuthrell,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    A.    W.    Connor,    Riverdale, 

N.   C. 
Corp.  T.  R.  Crawford,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st   CI.   J.    C.    Daugherty,   Newbern, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st   CI.   W.   F.   Daugherty,  Newbern, 

N.   C. 
Pvt.  J.  B.  Davis,  Cove  City,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  R.  Dunn,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Willie  Edwards,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st   CI.   O.   C.   Everington,   Newbern, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  L.  Franks,  Vanceboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  R.  J.  Garner,  Dover,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  E.  Gaskins,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  E.  Gatlin,  Vanceboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Harry  Gaskins,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Corp.  Z.  Z.  Grantham,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Corp.  Adolph  Guyes,  Dover,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  R.  W.  Harris,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  A.  B.  Ham,  Dover,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  A.  W.  Holton,  Bridgeton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  L.  Heuser,  Vanceboro,  N.  C. 
Mech.  C.  L.  Ipock,  Vanceboro,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  R.  T.  Kehoe,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  B.  W.  Koonce,  Fort  Barnwell,  N.  C. 
Wag.  B.  G.  Koonce,  Fort  Barnwell,  N.  C. 
Pvt.     Cassie     Laughinghouse,     Vanceboro, 

N.  C. 
Bug.     B.     G.     Laughinghouse,     Newbern, 

N.  C. 


Pvt.  G.  H.  Manning,  Vanceboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  S.  A.  Masters,  Woolsey,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  S.  Mitchell,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
R     S.    M.    Kenneth    J.    Nixon,    Newbern, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Jack  Nobles,  Dover,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  L.  V.  Norris,  Fort  Barnwell, 

N.  C. 
Cook  O.  S.  Phillips,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  I.  Powell,  Dover,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  R.  Rice,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Cephus  Rowe,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.     Shikery    Salem,    Newbern, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  A.  M.  Smith,  Vanceboro,  N.  C. 
Mech.  L.  J.  Scales,  Bridgeton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  R.  Sultan,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  R.  W.  Taylor,  North  Harlowe, 

N.   C. 
Cook  C.  S.  Taylor,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Walter  Taylor,  Blades,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Eugene  Thompson,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Corp.  C.  T.  Turner,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st   CI.   L.   E.   Warrenton,   Newbern, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    H.    F.    Watson,    Riverdale, 

N.  C. 
Mech.  McDuffy  Wayne,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st   CI.   A.    D.   Wetherington,   Clark, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  Ezra  L.  White,  Vanceboro,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  Luther  White,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  E.  J.  Whitley,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Corp.  R.  H.  Wiley,  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  P.  Willis,  Vanceboro,  N.  C. 


Cumberland  County 

Capt.  W.  O.  Gibbs,  Fayetteville,  N.  C. 
Hrshr.  F.  H.  Kennedy,  Fayetteville,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  T.  Leslie,  Fayetteville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Eli  Lockamy,  Cooper,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Carl  McLeod,  Stedman,  N.  C. 

Dare  County 
Sgt.  C.  G.  Meekins,  Stumpy  Point,  N.  C. 

Davidson  County 
Pvt.  H.  W.  Deaton,  Thomasville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  I.  Michael,  Lexington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Will  Powell,  Lexington,  N.  C. 


Davie  County 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  S.  Lowery,  Cana,  N.  C. 
Corp.  G.  N.  Ward,  Farmington,  N.  C. 


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Duplin  County 

Pvt.  B.  F.   Baker,  Kenansville,  N.   C. 

Pvt.  L.  A.  Gavin,  Warsaw,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  John  Grady,  Kenansville,  N.  C. 

Corp.  M.   I.  Hall,  Beulaville,  N.   C. 

Pvt.  L.  F.  Jackson,  Hallsville,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  H.  L.  Jones,  Kenansville, 
N.  C. 

Corp.  T.  E.  Jones,  Kenansville,  N.  C. 

Sgt.  L.  L.  Mallard,  Kenansville,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  Leonard  Newsome,  Faison,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  M.  L.  Price,  Faison,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  F.  Rhodes,  Warsaw,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  P.  E.  Rouse,  Rose  Hill,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  L.  L.  Sandlin,  Beulaville,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  E.  F.  Southerland,  Kenans- 
ville, N.  C. 

Wag.  Lindon  Southerland,  Magnolia,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  F.  Williams,  Kenansville, 
N.   C. 


Durham  County 

Lieut.  Col.  S.  C.  Chambers,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Capt.  F.  L.  Fuller,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Major  L.  P.  McLendon,  Durham,  N.  C. 
1st  Lieut.  J.  A.  Speed,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  W.  Adcock,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  C.  L.  Andrews,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  0.  M.  Bailey,  West  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  G.  Bailey,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  L.  H.  Barbour,  Druham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  C.  Burch,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Corp.  C.  R.  Byrum,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Bug.  C.  C.  Churchill,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  S.  Carver,  Rougemont,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  T.  W.  Cates,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Mech.  J.  D.  Coley,  West  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  C.  Cole,  West  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Ernest  Coley,  West  Durham, 

N.   C. 
Pvt.  G.  W.  Conway,  West  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  O.  W.  Crabtree,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  V.  Davis,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  F.  Davis,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  L.  F.  Dixon,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  W.  T.  Dixon,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Corp.  Julius  Enock,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  B.  Faulkner,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Corp.  G.  T.  Featherstone,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  P.  A.  Foushee,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  C.  Franklin,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  T.  G.  Gates,  West  Durham,  N.  C. 
Corp.   L.   J.    Glass,    Durham,   N.    C. 


Pvt.  Richard  Glenn,  Durham,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  W.  B.  Glenn,  Durham,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  J.  L.  Harward,  Durham,  N.  C. 

Corp.   C.  M.   Hunt,  Durham,  N.  C. 

Bug.  A.  J.  Hunter,  Durham,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  C.  T.  Jackson,  Durham,  N.  C. 

Far.  R.  F.  Jones,  Durham,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  D.  R.  Jones,  Durham,  N.  C. 

Corp.  H.  C.  Keith,  Durham,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  W.  H.  Keith,  Durham,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  W.  C.  Lane,  Durham,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  M.  J.  Latta,  Durham,  N.  C. 

Sgt.  W.  L.  Lawson,  Rougemont,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  G.  N.  Long,  Durham,  N.  C. 

Pvt.   1st   CI.    F.   H.   McFarland,   Durham, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  C.  Malone,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Corp.  I.  C.  Massey,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  L.  Moore,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Jack  Nurkin,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Corp.  W.  C.  Nowell,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  N.  Oakley,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  P.  J.  Parrish,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  H.  Perry,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Sam  Paschall,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  N.  Pendergrass,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    R.    B.    Pendergrass,    West    Durham, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st   CI.    G.   F.    Porterfield,    Durham, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  J.  Rigsbee,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  H.  Robbins,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  S.  Roberts,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Harry  W.  Rogers,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  R.  Rogers,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  P.  H.  Swanson,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  C.  Shields,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  V.  Smith,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  R.  Stansbury,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  R.  Slater,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st   CI.    C.    M.    Strickland,    Durham, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  V.  R.  Suitt,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Floyd  Thomas,  Durham,   N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  S.  E.  Vaughan,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  M.  Vickers,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  W.  Warren,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  W.  J.   Warren,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  A.  White,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  E.  Wiggs,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Corp.   O.  C.  Wilson,  Durham,  N.   C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    M.    D.    Winberry,   Durham, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  G.  Yarborough,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  V.  Yearby,  West  Durham,  N.  C. 


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Edgecombe  County 
Sgt.  L.  W.  Boseman,  Rocky  Mount,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  C.  Cole,  Rocky  Mount,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.   D.   Cummings,  Pine  Tops,  N.   C. 
Corp.  R.  H.  Edwards,  Rocky  Mount,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  N.  C.  Fox,  Whitakers,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  B.  Green,  Rocky  Mount,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  B.  Hilliard,  Rocky  Mount,  N.  C. 

Forsyth  County 
Maj.  R.  M.  Hanes,  Winston-Salem,  N.  C. 
Sgt.    W.    J.    Conrad,    Jr.,    Winston-Salem, 

N.  C. 
Sgt.  R.  A.  Craven,  Winston-Salem,  N.   C. 
Mus.  1st  CI.  E.  M.  Davis,  Winston-Salem, 

N.  C. 
Wag.  J.  T.  Gibson,  Belews  Creek,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  C.  C.  Long,  Winston-Salem,  N.  C. 
B.  S.  M.  Hugh  C.  Pollard,  Winston-Salem, 

N.  C. 
Sgt.  H.   A.   Sauls,  Winston-Salem,  N.   C. 
Sgt.  P.  M.  Sherrill,  Winston-Salem,  N.  C. 
R.   S.   S.  G.  W.  Whaling,  Winston-Salem, 

N.  C. 

Franklin  County 
Corp.  W.  H.  Allen,  Louisburg,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  N.  C.  Clark,  Louisburg,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    L.    L.    Preddy,    Franklinton, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  H.  White,  Bunn,  N.  C. 

Gaston  County 
Capt.  Erskine  E.  Boyce,  Gastonia,  N.  C. 
Maj.  A.  L.  Bulwinkle,  Gastonia,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    R.    D.    Alexander,    Belmont, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    F.    C.    Childers,    Bessemer 

City,  N.  C. 
Corp.  W.  P.  Costner,  Dallas,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  H.  Funderburke,  Lowell,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  M.  M.  Lovitt,  Dallas,  N.  C. 
Mus.    2d    CI.   J.    M.    Lynch,   High    Shoals, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.   F.   W.  Moseley,  McAdensville,  N.   C. 

Granville  County 
Capt.  B.  S.  Royster,  Oxford,  N.  C. 
Ma.  T.  G.  Stem,  Oxford,  N.  C. 

Greene  County 
Cook  J.  E.  Galloway,  Walstonburg,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  T.  G.  Moseley,  Snow  Hill,  N.  C. 


Guilford  County 
Wag.  C.  A.  Haynes,  High  Point,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  W.  N.  Huff,  Gibsonville,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  M.  H.  Jones,  Greensboro,  N.  C. 
Bug.  C.  L.  Robbins,  High  Point,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  C.  Spoon,  Greensboro,  N.  C. 
Wag.  C.  C.  Whittington,  Greensboro,  N.  C. 

Halifax  County 
Corp.  R.  L.  Bunch,  Scotland  Neck,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  B.  Gurganus,  Enfield,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  G.  N.  Taylor,  Roanoke  Rapids,  N.  C. 
Corp.  E.  L.  Wrenn,  Roanoke  Rapids,  N.  C. 

Harnett  County 
Pvt.  W.  H.  Creech,  Coats,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st   CI.    U.    L.    McKinnie,   Lillington, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  D.  Vuncannon,  Bunn  Level,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  O.  Wilson,  Dunn,  N.  C. 

Haywood  County  - 

Corp.  E.  J.  Clontz,  Canton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   R.   C.   McClure,   Sunburst,  N.  C. 
Wag.  L.  C.  Nash,  Canton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  L.  M.  Smathers,  Canton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  C.  West,  Ferguson,  N.  C. 

Henderson  County 
Pvt.  Carl  Gosnell,  Fletcher,  N.  C. 

Pvt.   Howard   Gosnell,   Fletcher,   N.   C. 
Wag.  W.  R.  Hudson,  Brickton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  D.  R.  Johnson,  Fletcher,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  C.  Jones,  Edneyville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st  CI.    F.   A.    Sultz,   Hendersonville, 
N.  C. 

Hertford  County 
Sgt.  A.   S.  Mitchell,  Winton,  N.   C. 

Hoke  County 
Sgt.  M.  T.  Heins,  Raeford,  N.  C. 

Hyde  County 
Pvt.  W.  B.  Roper,  Swan  Quarter,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  R.  Weston,  Swan  Quarter,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  T.  Williams,  Ocracoke,  N.  C. 

Iredell  County 
Capt.   R.   R.   Morrison,  Mooresville,   N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  C.  Alexander,  Statesville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  L.  Bradley,  Statesville,  N.  C. 


Home  Addresses  of  the  Officers  and  Men 


Pvt.    1st    CI.    J.    M.    Bradley,    Statesville, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    M.    F.    Brown,    Mooresville. 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  H.  Cass,  Statesville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Ed  Christenbury,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Corp.  W.  E.  Cornelius,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Burpee  Davis,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  M.  Fulham,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  M.  Gilleland,  Statesville,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  H.  K.  Hayes,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  J.  Heglar,  Mooresville,  N.  C 
Mech.  J.  L.  Harwell,  Mooresville,  N.  C 
Corp.     E.     W.     Harrington,     Mooresville, 

N.   C. 
Pvt.    1st   CI.    C.    E.    Hawthorne,    Moores- 
ville,  N.    C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  M.  W.  Johnston,  Mooresville, 

N.  C. 
Sgt.  J.  R.  C.  Kelley,  Statesville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Clarence  Kennerly,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  H.  Kerr,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Mech.  G.  A.  Kerr,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  F.  McNeily,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    R.    C.    Miller,    Mooresville, 

N.   C. 
Sgt.  L.  N.  Mills,  Statesville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  E.  Moore,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Cook  Lonnie  Moore,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  W.  Newton,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   Bob  Owens,  Mooresville,  N.   C. 
Pvt.   1st   CI.   A.   W.   Perkins,   Mooresville, 

N.   C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  S.  I.  Pharr,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  B.  Rodgers,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   Sinclair  Rodgers,  Mooresville,  N.   C. 
Pvt.  W.  A.   Sloop,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.  Z.  Sherrill,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  B.  L.  Stutts,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   Burette  Talbert,  Mooresville,  N.   C. 
Pvt.  C.  G.  Vanpelt,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Bug.  F.  D.  Weddington,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  C.  Weddington,  Mooresville,  N.   C. 
Wag.  T.  G.  White,  Turnersburg,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  M.  W.  Winecoff,  Mooresville,  N.  C. 
Corp.  Edgar  Younger,  Statesville,  N.   C. 

Jackson  County 
Sgt.  W.  H.  Rhodes,  Sylva,  N.  C. 

Johnston  County 
Corp.  H.  H.  Benson,  Benson,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  J.  J.  Carroll,  Clayton,  N.  C. 
Hrshr.  J.  E.  Martin,  Clayton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  H.  Pulley.  Kenly,  N.  C. 


Jones  County 

Corp.  C.  B.  Andrews,  Trenton.  N.  C 
Fvt.   1st   CI.   N.    G.    Barrus.   Pollocksville, 

N.  C. 
Sgt.  E.  E.  Bell,  Pollocksville,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  J.   P.  Burt,  Trenton,  N.   C. 
Corp.     F.     W.     Carmichael,     Pollocksville, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  F.  R.  Collins,  Trenton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  C.  Collins,  Maysville,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  W.  Creagh,  Pollocksville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  L.  Fox,  Pollocksville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  V.  C.  Garner,  Maysville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  B.  S.  Gibson,  Maysville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Samuel  Jenkins,  Trenton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  A.  L.  Killingsworth,  Trenton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  F.  S.  Koonce,  Trenton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  E.  McCasley,  Pollocksville, 

N.   C. 
Pvt.  W.  F.  Mattocks,  Maysville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  T.  Metts,  Trenton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Walter  Moore,  Trenton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  L.  Parker,  Maysville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   W.   H.   Parker,  Maysville,   N.   C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  W.  Pollock,  Trenton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  T.  Riggs,  Maysville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  B.  E.  Scott,  Pollocksville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  A.  Scott,  Pollocksville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  W.  Scott,  Pollocksville,  N.  C. 
Sgt.   John   Simmons,   Pollocksville,   N.   C. 
Corp.  W.  E.  Smith,  Maysville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    W.    F.    Sykes,    Pollocksville, 

N.   C. 
Sgt.  D.  H.  Taylor,  Trenton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    F.    T.    Taylor,    Pollocksville, 

N.  C. 
Sgt.  S.  M.  Torrence,  Pollocksville,  N.  C. 
Corp.  H.  E.  White,  Pollocksville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.  F.  Winberry,  Maysville,  N.  C. 

Lenoir  County 
Maj.  C.  L.  Pridgen,  Kinston,  N.  C 
R.  S.  M.  W.  A.  Allen,  Kinston,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  D.  C.  Boney,  Kinston,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  C.  Conway,  Kinston,  N.  C. 
Corp.  G.  P.  Fleming,  Kinston,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  G.  B.  Hellen,  Kinston,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Van  Jones,  Kinston,  N.  C. 
Corp.  George  W.  Knott,  Kinston,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  Richard  McLawhorne,  Kinston,  N.  C. 
Corp.  B.  M.  Pate,  La  Grange,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  D.  C.  Pearce,  Kinston,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Weaver  Phillips,  Kinston,  N.   C. 
Pvt.   Benjamin  Westbrook,  Kinston,  N.  C. 


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Corp.  O.  A  Westbrook,  Pink  Hill,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  L.  Williamson,  Pink  Hill,  N.  C. 

Macon  County 
Pvt.  P.  W.  Bolick,  Highlands,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  W.  G.  Mann,  Prentiss,  N.  C. 

Madison  County 
Pvt.  Charlie  Gosnell,  Big  Laurel,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  D.  Guthrie,  Marshall,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  G.  Justice,  Marshall,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  H.  Parris,  Marshall,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  N.  W.  Price,  Stackhouse,  N.  C. 
Corp.  P.  F.  Rector,  Marshall,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Walter  Rice,  Mars  Hill,  N.  C. 

Martin  County 
Pvt.  S.  W.  Mendenhall,  Williamston,  N.  C. 
Corp.  H.  L.  Ross,  Robersonville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  T.  Smith,  Robersonville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  R.  J.  Yates,  Oak  City,  N.  C. 

McDowell  County 
Cook  J.   T.   Bush,   Marion,   N.   C. 
Pvt.  Jim  Whitesides,  Marion,  N.  C. 


Pvt.  S.  V.  King,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   P.  L.  Montooth,  Charlotte,  N.   C. 
Pvt.  B.  L.  Moore,  Davidson,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  O.  N.  Norwood,  Matthews,  N.  C. 
Corp.  L.  A.  Potts,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Louis  Potts,  Davidson,  N.  C. 
Sad.  Lester  Pratt,  Davidson,  N.  C. 
Sad.  S.  W.  Ray,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  C.  F.  Ritch,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Corp.  C.  J.  Shelton,  Davidson,  N.  C. 
Pvt.     1st    CI.    Frank    Savage,    Charlotte, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  H.  M.  Smith,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Corp.  S.  F.  Staugh,  Cornelius,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.   H.  W.  Thompson,  Davidson, 

N.   C. 
Pvt.  W.  W.  Turner,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  H.  Wallace,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  A.  Webster,  Davidson,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  A.  White,  Cornelius,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  D.  Wilson,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    W.    D.    Wright,    Charlotte, 

N.  C. 

Montgomery  County 
Mech.  J.  S.  Maner,  Mt.  Gilead,  N.  C. 


Mecklenburg  County 
Maj.  L.  B.  Crayton,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  B.  W.  Anderson,  Matthews,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  J.  D.  Beard,  Cornelius,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  C.  Brown,  Davidson,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  G.  Brown,  Davidson,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  E.  R.  Bumgardner,  Charlotte, 

N.  C. 
Corp.  Raymond  Caldwell,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  M.  Cathy,  Davidson,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  G.  Christie,  Davidson,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.   R.  Clarks,  Charlotte,  N.   C. 
Pvt.  E.  W.  Crews,  Davidson,  N.  C. 
Corp.  E.  J.  Donaldson,  Cornelius,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  J.  Fisher,  Davidson,  N.  C. 
Corp.  0.  C.  Fogus,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  D.  Gibbs,  Davidson,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Floyd  Garrison,  Matthews,  N.   C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  E.  L.  Graham,  Davidson,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  George  Graham,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Mus.  2d  CI.  F.  I.  Graham,  Davidson,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  H.   Helms,  Huntersville,  N.   C. 
Sgt.  P.  J.  Heath,  Matthews,  N.  C. 
Corp.  C.  C.  Hope,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  H.  R.  Hewett,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   Smiley  Isenhower,  Cornelius,   N.   C. 
Pvt.  S.  C.  Johnson,  Davidson,  N.  C. 


Moore  County 

Pvt.  A.  C.  Wicker,  Southern  Pines,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  A.  V.  Wicker,  Southern  Pines, 

N.   C. 

Nash  County 

Sgt.  N.  T.  Bobbit,  Nashville,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  Sherwood  Brantley,  Middle- 
sex, N.  C. 

Pvt.  Otho  Coggin,  Spring  Hope,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  J.  R.  E.  Dickens,  Nashville,  N.  C. 

Cook  Allen  Denton,  Middlesex,  N.  C. 

Sgt.  N.  S.  Gulley,  Nashville,  N.  C. 

R.  S.  M.  Jacob  E.  Lambert,  Jr.,  Nashville, 
N.   C. 

Sgt.  J.  H.  Mitchell,  Spring  Hope,  N.  C. 

Corp.  I.  T.  Valentine,  Spring  Hope,  N.  C. 

Corp.  E.  S.  White,  Middlesex,  N.  C. 

New  Hanover  County 
Pvt.    1st    CI.   J.    E.    Burriss,   Wilmington, 

N.   C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  R.  T.  Davis,  Wilmington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  D.   Fink,  Wilmington,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    P.    R.    Fowler,    Wilmington, 

N.  C. 


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Sgt.  W.  L.  Futrelle,  Wilmington,  N.  C. 
Wag.     W.     R.     McKeithan,     Wilmington, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st  CI.   H.   B.   Register,  Wilmington, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st   CI.    A.    T.    Sailing,   Wilmington, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    R.    L.    Sholar,    Wilmington, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  B.  K.  Tayloe,  Wilmington,  N.  C. 

Northampton  County 
Pvt.  E.  E.  Crew,  Jackson,  N.  C. 

Onslow  County 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  G.  Basden,  Richlands,  N.  C. 
B.   S.  M.  Marvin  M.  Capps,  Jacksonville, 

N.   C. 
Bug.  W.  H.  Farrior,  Richlands,  N.  C. 
Corp.  G.  L.  Hatsell,  Hubert,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  W.  Humphrey,  Jacksonville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st   CI.   J.  A.    Higgins,  Jacksonville, 

N.   C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    A.    F.    Pittman,    Swanboro, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  D.  N.  Porter,  Folkstone,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  T.  Scott,  Jacksonville,  N.  C. 

Orange  County 

1st  Lieut.  S.  M.  Gattis,  Jr.,  Hillsboro,  N.  C. 

Bug.  J.  W.  Allen,  Carrboro,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  L.  Blake,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 

Sgt.  R.  L.  Atwater,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  L.  E.  Bobbitt,  Hillsboro,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  L.  R.  Bobbitt,  Hillsboro,  N.  C. 

Pvt.    1st    CI.    H.    G.    Coleman,    Hillsboro, 

N.   C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  T.  M.  Clark,  Carrboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  McForrest  Cheek,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
Mech.  W.  V.  Copeland,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
Corp.  C.  L.  Davis,  Hillsboro,  N.  C. 
Sad.  W.  S.  Eubanks,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  M.  G.  Hackney,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
Cook  H.  H.  Hundley,  Carrboro,  N.  C. 
Wag.  Mallie  Jones,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
Corp.  A.  B.  Leigh,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
Corp.  John  W.  Latta,  Hillsboro,  N.  C. 
Corp.  S.  T.  Latta,  Jr.,  Hillsboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Perlyman  Long,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  U.  McBroom,  Hillsboro,  N.  C. 
Cook  J.  W.  McCauley,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Robert  Neville,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  J.  E.  Pearson,  Carrboro,  N.  C. 


Pvt.  1st  CI.  L.  E.  Pendergraft,  Carrboro, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  W.  Pendergraft,   Carrboro,   N.  C. 
Corp.  L.  P.  Poythress,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
Hrshr.  A.  M.  Ray,  Carrboro,  N.  C. 
Cook  N,  O.  Reeves,  Hillsboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Yancey  Riley,  Hillsboro,  N.  C. 
Hrshr.  D.  I.  Roberts.  Hillsboro.  N.  C. 
Hrshr.  M.  B.  Sparrow,  Efland,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st  CI.  J.   F.   Stephens,   Chapel  Hill, 

N.  C. 
Mech.  H.  L.  Temple,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  E.  W.  Tenney,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  C.  B.  Wills,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.  (died). 

Pamlico  County 

Sgt.  Otis  Avery,  Olympia,   N.   C. 

Cook  J.  C.  Bland,  Araphoe,  N.  C. 

Far.  Ralph  Brooks,  Alliance,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  I.  J.  Culpeper,  Pamlico,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  B.  F.  Culpeper,  Pamlico,  N.  C. 

Pvt.    1st.    CI.    O.    B.    Culpeper,     Pamlico, 

N.  C. 
Cook,  B.  D.  Dixon,  Arapahoe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  R.  Fornes,  Arapahoe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st.  CI.  G.  L.  Fornes,  Arapahoe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  S.  B.  Gatlin,  Merritt,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  F.  S.  Harris,  Merritt,  N.  C. 
Hrshr.  J.  W.  Hamilton,  Lowland,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  D.  Holton,  Arapahoe,  N.  C. 
Ptv.  J.  C.  Johnson,  Arapahoe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  J.  Leary,  Lowland,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  S.  B.  Leary,  Lowland,  N.  C. 
Cook  G.  C.  Lilly,  Vandemere,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  A.  Linton,  Bayboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  N.  Midyette,  Oriental,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  H.  Pugh,  Oriental,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Amos  Paul,  Alliance,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  H.  Pipkin,  Reelsboro,  N.  C. 
Corp.  B.  W.  Potter,  Pamlico,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  J.  Rawls,  Arapahoe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.  F.  Riggs,  Bayboro,  N.  C. 
Hrshr.  W.  W.  Robinson,  Oriental,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  R.  Stowe,  Bayboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Wiley  Truitt,  Oriental,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  V.  R.  Woodard,  Pamlico,  N.  C. 

Pender  County 

Capt.  Gabe  H.  Croom,  Burgaw,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    J.    H.    Bloodworth,    Point    Caswell, 

N.   C. 
Pvt.    Cleaveland    Colvin,    Point    Caswell, 

N.  C. 
Hrshr.  E.  W.  Croom,  Rooks,  N.  C. 


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Person  County 

Pvt.  J.  R.  Beal,  Timberland,  N.  C. 

Pvt.    1st    CI.    J.    G.    Berry,   Hurdle    Mills, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  W.  Buchanan,  Roxboro,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  J.   H.   Bradsher,  Hurdle  Mills,  N.   C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    L.    C.    Bradsher,    Roxboro, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  G.  L.  Coleman,  Hurdle  Mills, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  A.  Dixon,  Woodsdale,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  R.  J.  Gentry,  Roxboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.  E.  Nichols,  Roxboro,  N.  C. 
Corp.  E.  C.  O'Briant,  Hurdle  Mills,  N.  C. 
Mech.  Ben  O'Brien,  Timberlake,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  W.  Rimmer,  Hurdle  Mills,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  L.  Rimmer,  Hurdle  Mills,  N.  C. 

Pitt  County 

Pvt.  Guy  Baker,  Greenville,  N.  C. 
Corp.  F.   C.  Best,  Farmville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  E.  Boyd,  Grimesland,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  L.  Brooks,  Grifton,  N.  C. 
Wag.  W.  W.  Brown,  Greenville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  H.  Campbell,  Grimesland,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  S.  Chapman,   Grifton,  N.   C. 
Sgt.  A.  B.   Corey,  Winterville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  B.  R.  Corey,  Greenville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st   CI.   J.   J.   A.   Corey,  Winterville, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  E.  C.  Cox,  Winterville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  B.  Ewell,  Grifton,  N.  C. 
Corp.  H.  P.  Faucette,  Grimesland,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st   CI.   A.    C.   Fletcher,   Winterville, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  J.   Harrington,  Ayden,  N.   C. 
Mech.  D.  L.  Hardee,  Greenville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Peter  Hales,  Greenville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  A.   W.   Haddock,  Winterville,  N.   C. 
Pvt.  Ollie  Hodges,  Grimesland,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  F.  W.  Jones,  Grimesland,  N.   C. 
Pvt.  A.  E.  King,  Farmville,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  C.  Lucas,  Ayden,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Aaron  Mills,  Winterville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  B.  B.  Moore,  Fountain,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   E.   G.  Moore,  Winterville,   N.   C. 
Pvt.  Sam  Pew,  Greenville,  N.  C. 
Mech.  J.  K.  Proctor,  Grimesland,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  L.  E.  Ross,  Greenville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  A.  Stokes,  Greenville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Hartwell  Stoneham,  Greenville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   Arthur   Tyndall,  Winterville,  N.  C. 
Corp.  M.  E.  Tyson,  Greenville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   Willie  Tyndall,   Farmville,   N.   C. 


Pvt.  M.  D.  Warren,  Greenville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  M.  Wiggins,  Grimesland,  N.  C. 
Wag.  Coon  W.  Williams,  Greenville,  N.  C. 

Randolph  County 
Pvt.  F.  C.  Burney,  Ashboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  M.  I.  Cooper,  Ashboro,  N.  C. 
Cook  W.  C.  Kirkman,  Liberty,  N.  C. 

Richmond  County 
Corp.  Wilburn  Gaddy,  Ellerbe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  G.  H.  Preslar,  Hamlet,  N.  C. 
Corp.  E.  H.  Smith,  Ellerbe,  N.  C. 

Robeson  County 
2d  Lieut.  H.  A.  McKinnon,  Maxton,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  R.  Hayes,  McDonald,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  R.  L.  Henderson,  Maxton,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  P.  H.  Wilson,  Fairmont,  N.  C. 
Corp.  D.  M.  McQueen,  Maxton,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Don  S.  Sutton,  Lumberton,  N.  C. 

Rockingham  County 
Sgt.  C  E.  Brewer,  Reidsville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.  A.  Canady,  Reidsville,  N.  C. 
R.    S.    S.    William    H.   Chance,    Reidsville, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  P.  O.  Cobbler,  Spray,  N.  C. 
Corp.   E.   B.   Moore,   Reidsville,  N.   C. 

Rowan  County 
Pvt.  H.  L.  Albright,  Salisbury,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  E.  G.  Clary,  China  Grove,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  L.  Fink,  Gold  Hill,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  J.   N.  Kincaid,  Cleveland,  N.   C. 
Sgt.  J.  W.  Lipe,  China  Grove,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    W.    C.    Lawder,    Salisbury, 

N.  C. 
Wag.  G.  F.  Poole,  Salisbury,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.  B.  Perry,  Spencer,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  J.  C.  Powell,  Salisbury,  N.  C. 
Corp.  R.  R.  Ritchie,  China  Grove,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st   CI.   J.    W.   Turner,   Mount   Ulla, 

N.  C. 

Rutherford  County 
2d    Lieut.    L.    L.    Taylor,    Rutherfordton, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  S.  Halcomb,  Caroleen,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  B.  Melton,  Caroleen,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  P.  R.  Roberson,  Forest  City,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    W.    C.    Winebarger,    Uree, 

N.  C. 


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Sampson  County 

Pvt.  E.  C.  Bass,  Clinton,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  D.  J.  Boone,  Clinton,  N.  C. 

Corp.  W.  A.  Hawley,  Newton  Grove,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  C.  D.  Knowles,  Ingold,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  Frank  Thomas,  Newton  Grove, 

N.  C. 
Pvt.  A.  C.  Weeks,  Clinton,  N.  C. 

Scotland  County 
Pvt.  W.  E.  McDonald,  Hasty,  N.  C. 

Stanly  County 

Sgt.  B.  C.  Blalock,  Norwood,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  P.  Caudle,  Baden,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  T.  L.  Furr,  Albermarle,  N.  C. 
Bug.  L.  L.  Hargrove,  Norwood,  N.  C. 
Corp.  H.  W.  Ivey,  New  London,  N.  C. 
Mech.  L.  W.  Lewis,  Baden,  N.  C. 
Mech.  L.  B.  Lilly,  Norwood,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  R.  L.  Mauldin,  Norwood,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  L.  Morgan,  Richfield,  N.  C. 
Corp.  E.  J.  Poe,  New  London,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  G.  S.  Sells,  Albermarle,  N.  C. 
Wag.  W.  A.  Sides,  Norwood,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  C.  Taylor,  Stanfleld,  N.  C. 

Stokes  County 

Wag.  J.  T.  Mabe,  Danbury,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Oliver  Martin,  Danbury,  N.   C. 
Sgt.  R.  L.  Vaughn,  Walnut  Cove,  N.  C. 

Surry  County 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  V.  Church,  Elkin,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  M.  Gibson,  Pilot  Mountain,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  W.  Gillespie,  White  Plains,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  R.  Godwin,  Thurmond,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  W.  Hodge,  Mt.  Airy,  N.  C. 
Cook  A.  L.  Hiatt,  Mt.  Airy,  N.  C. 
Hrshr.  L.  A.  Jessup,  Brim,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Boss  Jones,  Mt.  Airy,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Edgar  Marshall,  Westfield,  N.   C. 
Pvt.  G.  K.  Moore,  Round  Peak,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Otis  Moser,  Mt.  Airy,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  A.  D.  Rule,  Mt.  Airy,  N.  C. 
Corp.  W.  R.  Smith,  Pilot  Mountain,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  B.  C.  Smith,  Westfield,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  W.  Thomas,  Mount  Airy,  N.  C, 
Pvt.  R.  L.  Thomas,  Mount  Airy,  N.  C. 
Hrshr.  W.  G.  Vernon,  Mount  Airy,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  G.  Wagoner,  Mount  Airy,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Grady  York,  Mount  Airy,  N.  C. 


Swain  County 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  A.  Davis,  Almond,  N.  C. 

Transylvania  County 
1st  Lieut.  Eugene  Allison,  Brevard,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  B.  Cole,  Rosman,  N.  C. 
Mech.  R.  J.  Duckworth,  Brevard,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  L.  Fortune,  Brevard,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  E.  Fortune,  Brevard,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  G.  W.  Fortune,  Brevard,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Oliver  Fowler,  Brevard,  N.  C. 
Cook  F.  M.  Garren,  Brevard,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  E.  Gillespie,  Brevard,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Bob  Goodson,  .Brevard,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  B.  Gravely,  Brevard  N,.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  V.  Kinsey,  Pisgah  Forest,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  P.  Lankford,  Brevard,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  L.  McNeely,  Lake  Toxaway,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  L.  L.  Morris,  Pisgah  Forest, 

N.  C. 
Bug.  E.  L.  Sims,  Brevard,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  M.  R.  Sitton,  Brevard,  N.  C. 
Bug.  Doll  Swangim,  Brevard,  N.   C. 
Pvt.  U.  V.  Thrift,  Brevard,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    Walter    Townsend,    Davidson    River, 

N.   C. 

Tyrrell  County 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  L.  Rhodes,  Columbia,  N.  C 

Union  County 
Corp.  J.  W.  Austin,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Corp.   M.  E.  Austin  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  William  Baker,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  L.  Belk,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  D.  Belk,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Wag.  F.  T.  Billingsley,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Wag.  W.  A.  Blagburn,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  A.  Broom,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  C.  Coan,  Mineral  Springs,  N.  C. 
Cook  G.  P.  Coan,  Mineral  Springs,  N.  C. 
Cook  Dewit  Craig,  Waxhaw,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  E.  Craig,  Waxhaw,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  A.  B.  Crowell,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   S.  J.  Edwards,   Marshville,  N.   C. 
Sgt.  B.  F.  Eubanks,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  A.  B.  Fairley,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  S.  P.  Griffith,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  T.  L.  Garland,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Hrshr.  R.  R.  Gay,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  J.  Goodwin,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  P.  Gordon,  Mineral  Springs,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  C.  Griffin,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  C.  Helms,  Monroe,  N.  C. 


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Pvt.  C.  H.  Helms,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  M.  C.  Hartis,  Waxhaw,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  N.  Hart,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  B.  Hinson,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  J.  Hinson,  Monroe,  N.   C. 
Wag.  R.  A.  Keziah,  Marshville,  N.  C. 
Corp.  C.  H.  Laney,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  W.  McCorkle,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  B.  McGuirt,  Waxhaw,  N.  C. 
Corp.  Horace  McManus,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  O.  S.  McWhorter,  Waxhaw,  N.  C. 
Bug.  D.  J.  Melton,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Corp.  C.  W.  Mangum,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  P.  Mullis,  Unionville,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  H.  B.  Newell,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Mech.  W.  G.  Newell,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Wag.  Appleton  Plyler,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st.  CI.  I.  R.  Plyler,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  M.  Price,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  Lloyd  Price,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  L.  Price,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Luther  Rollins,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  C.  Raper,  Waxhaw,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  E.  Y.  Rogers,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Joe  Russell,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Wag.  H.  W.  Shepherd,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Hrshr.  J.  W.  Starnes,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  E.  D.  Williams,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  F.  E.  Williams,  Monroe,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  M.  W.  Williams,  Wingate,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  W.  H.  Williams,  Monroe,  N.  C. 

Wake  County 
Col.  Albert  L.  Cox,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
1st  Lieut.  W.  B.  Duncan,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Capt.  A.  L.  Fletcher,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
2d  Lieut.  E.  B.  Haynes,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Capt.  B.  R.  Lacy,  Jr.,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
1st  Lieut.  Zack  D.  Harden,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 

(died). 
Maj.  W.  T.  Joyner,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  J.  G.  Ashe,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Corp.  M.  E.  Bagwell,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  D.  C.  Batchelor,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Corp.  J.  P.  Brassfield,  Neuse,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  O.  T.  Bridgers,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  W.  Y.  Collie,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  T.  Cone,  Wake  Forest,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  C.  R.  Conner,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Mus.  1st  CI.  J.  W.  Danieley,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Hrshr.  R.  D.  Eubanks,  Wake-Forest,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  William   Grimes,   Raleigh,  N.   C. 
Sgt.  T.  E.   Harris,  Wendell,  N.   C. 
Corp.  C.  L.  Hood,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Sad.  E.  W.  Hill,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 


Pvt.    1st    CI.    A.    Z.    Highsmith,    Raleigh, 

N.  C. 
Sgt.  Earl  Johnson,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  B.  L.  Jones,  Fuquay  Springs,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  T.  A.  Lacy,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  W.  B.  Lumsden,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Pvt.   1st   CI.   J.   W.   Mooneyham,   Raleigh, 

N.  C. 
Mus.  1st  CI.  P.  L.  Messer,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  K.  Mitchiner,  Garner,  N.  C. 
Corp.  C.  A.  O'Connor,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Pvt.    1st    CI.    Williford    Perry,    Zebulon, 

N.   C. 
Bug.  G.  I.  Phipps,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  E.  G.  Purcell,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Corp.    S.    R.    Stephenson,    Holly    Springs, 

N.  C. 
Cook  R.  B.  Tally,  Fuquay  Springs,  N.  C. 
Corp.  E.  M.  Taylor,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Benton  Thomas,  Apex,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  R.  D.  Thomas,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  A.  H.  Tilley,  Fuquay  Springs, 

N.  C. 

Washington  County 

Pvt.  E.  G.  Allen,  Plymouth,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  C.  S.  Ausbon,  Plymouth,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  N.  W.  Blount,  Roper,  N.  C. 
Corp.  W.  L.  Hassell,  Plymouth,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  G.  H.  Jackson,  Plymouth,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  C.  Myers,  Creswell,  N.  C. 
Bugler  W.  F.  Sanderson,  Plymouth,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  M.  W.  Spruill,  Plymouth,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  W.  C.  Spruill,  Plymouth,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  R.  S.  Swain,  Plymouth,  N.  C. 

Watauga  County 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  M.  G.  Barnes,  Boone,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  S.  J.  Barnes,  Boone,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  G.  G.  Barnes,  Boone,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  L.  J.  Benfield,  Blowing  Rock,  N.  C. 

Corp.  L.  M.  Bingham,  Sherwood,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  J.  C.  Brown,  Blowing  Rock,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  R.  E.  Brown,  Shulls  Mills,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  S.  T.  Brown,  Sands,  N.  C. 

Corp.  C.  L.  Gross,  Boone,  N.  C. 

Corp.  J.  T.  Gross,  Boone,  N.  C. 

Hrshr.  R.  L.  Honeycutt,  Shulls  Mills,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  E.  G.  Hodges,  Boone,  N.  C. 

Sgt.  H.  F.  Ingle,  Blowing  Rock,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  W.  P.  Kluttz,  Blowing  Rock,  N.  C. 

Sgt.  R.  A.  Lovill,  Boone,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  Russell  Maltba,  Boone,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  I.  E.  Pennell,  Boone,  N.  C. 


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Pvt.  A.  E.  Vannoy,  Boone,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  W.  H.  Winebarger,  Sands,  N.  C. 

Mech.  J.  B.  Winkler,  Blowing  Rock,  N.  C. 

Wayne  County 

Pvt.  W.  L.  Edwards,  Dudley,  N.  C. 
Corp.  Gabe  Holmes,  Goldsboro,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  L.  W.  Outlaw,  Seven  Springs,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  R.  A.  Rooten,  Goldsboro,  N.  C. 

Wilkes  County 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  W.  Brookshire,  Moravian 
Falls,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  J.  H.  Crabb,  North  Wilkesboro,  N.  C. 

R.  S.  M.  L.  E.  Dimmette,  Ronda,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  T.  R.  Ferguson,  Goshen,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  Guy  Hall,  Wilkesboro,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  J.  O.  Hubbard,  Moravian  Falls,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  McHoller,  North  Wilkes- 
boro, N.  C. 

Pvt.  T.  A.  Jennings,  Purlear,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  L.  McGee,  Boomer,  N.  C. 

Pvt.  W.  S.  Vickers,  Cricket,  N.  C. 

Wilson  County 

1st  Lieut.  Frank  B.  Davis,  Wilson,  N.  C. 
1st  Lieut.  W.  P.  Whitaker,  Wilson,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  J.  J.  Bass,  Black  Creek,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  L.  Boyette,  Lucama,  N.  C. 
Sgt.  M.  W.  Edmundson,  Wilson,  N.  C. 
Wag.  C.  A.  Edwards,  Elm  City,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  W.  C.  Journigan,  Whitakers,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  F.  B.  Taylor,  Whitakers,  N.  C. 

Yadkin  County 

Pvt.  H.  B.  Adams,  Jonesville,  N.  C. 
Wag.  P.  J.  Steele,  Yadkin  Valley,  N.  C. 

Yancey  County 

Pvt.  G.  C.  Evans,  Burnsville,  N.  C. 
Pvt.  Sue  Evans,  Burnsville,  N.  C. 

Alabama 

2d   Lieut.   A.  J.   Chapman,  Evergreen. 

Pvt.  J.  V.  -Bell,  Honing. 

Corp.  W.  K.  Brogden,  Equality. 

Pvt.  A.  R.  Caldow,  Kimberly. 

Wag.  Lee  Carden,  Seale. 

Pvt.  J.  W.  Carpenter,  Section. 

Pvt.  E.  W.  Carter,  Sheffield. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  O.  E.  Cooper,  Elba. 

Pvt.  W.  W.  Cox,  Florala. 

Pvt.  J.  M.  Craig,  Hillsboro. 


Sgt.  L.  D.  Crick,  Huntsville. 

Pvt.  J.  E.  Drain,  Albertville. 

Pvt.  J.  T.  Fortenberry,  Addison. 

Pvt.  T.  L.  Green,  Cordova. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  H.  W.  Griffith,  Gansey. 

Pvt.  F.  J.  Gusmus,  Sheffield. 

Pvt.  W.  J.  Haywood,  Cuba. 

Pvt.  B.  S.  Haroway,  Rogersville. 

Pvt.  W.  R.  Hammon,  Fackler. 

Pvt.  Thomas  Hopkins,  Porterville. 

Pvt.  H.  O.  Hill,  Heflin. 

Pvt.  Geddy  Kelley,  Malun. 

Pvt.  W.  H.  Kelley,  Andalusia. 

Pvt.  C.  A.  Kennedy,  Heflin. 

Pvt.  C.  L.  Kitchens,  Birmingham. 

Pvt.  A.  W.  Lee,  Union. 

Pvt.  Earl  McElroy,  Cuba. 

Pvt.  J.  W.  McKinney,  Standing  Rock. 

Pvt.  E.  W.  Martin,  Red  Level. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  C.  Muncher,  Morris. 

Pvt.  E.  R.  Patterson,  Tallassee. 

Pvt.  J.  F.  Peacock,  Scottsboro. 

Corp.  J.  A.  Peterson,  Goodwater. 

Pvt.  S.  P.  Phelps,  Roanoke. 

Pvt.  L.  L.  Reeder,  Blue  Springs. 

Pvt.  H.  J.  Richards,  Cavin. 

Pvt.  G.  L.  Roach,  Fackler. 

Pvt.  W.  E.  Rush,  Pelham. 

Pvt.  C.  C.  Sox,  Edwardsville. 

Pvt.  W.  A.  Sellers,  York. 

Pvt.  J.  M.  Shelton,  Tuscaloosa. 

Pvt.  T.  O.  Smith,  Point  Rock. 

Pvt.  Owen  Taylor,  Wellington. 

Pvt.  L.  H.  Thomas,  Clayton. 

Pvt.  J.  D.  Thompson,  Inverness. 

Arizona 

Corp.  L.  H.  Boyle,  Mesa. 

Wag.  I.   O.   Burk,  Alpine. 

Sad.  H.  T.  Burton,  Glendale. 

Pvt.   Carlos  Chavez,  Morenci. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  Fay  Carter,  Laveen. 

Pvt.  E.  C.  Davis,  Bisbee. 

Pvt.  E.  E.  Elias,  Tucson. 

Sgt.  E.  S.  Engblom,  Hayden. 

Pvt.  R.  F.  Hall,  Higley. 

Pvt.   Elmer  Jones,   Mesa. 

Corp.   F.   F.  Jones,  Buckeye. 

Pvt.  W.  A.  Mankins,  Fort  Thomas. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  John  Marppey,  Gilbert. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  Jack  Martinez,  Naco. 

Pvt.   1st  CI.  F.  C.  Siqueiros,  Helvetia. 

Pvt.  Bill  Stevens,  Phoenix. 

Sgt.  B.  R.  Woods,  Thatcher. 


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Arkansas 
Pvt.   Houston   Coney,   Green   Briar. 
Pvt.   Fred  Littleton,   Lambertsville. 
Pvt.  L.  A.  Morrison,  Star  City. 
Pvt.  Rochel  Moss,  Weson. 
Pvt.  O.  R.  Northern,  Yarbro. 
Pvt.  Noah  Oldner,  Kingsland. 
Pvt.  Henry  Ponder,  Kirby. 
Pvt.  C.  P.  Womack,  Imboden. 


Pvt.    1st    CI.   J.    T.    Knudsen,    St.    Simons 

Island. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.   Bernard  Manley,  Lagrange. 
Pvt.  A.  S.  Moore,  Sylvania. 
Pvt.  N.  G.  Pate,  Columbus. 
Pvt.  A.  Z.  Rozier,  Townsend. 
Pvt.  R.  C.  Smith,  Columbus. 
Pvt.  J.  L.  Stripling,  Griswold. 
Pvt.  Arthur  Turner,   Glenwood. 


California 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  V.  H.  Reynolds,  Santa  Cruz. 

Colorado 
Pvt.  S.  L.  Ankle,  Akron. 
Corp.   P.  A.   Campbell,  Padroni. 
Corp.  G.  B.  Cowgill,  Grank  Lake. 
Wag.  T.   E.   Collins,  Red  Cliff. 
Wag.  W.  F.   Eiswerth,  Basalt. 
Wag.  N.  E.  Davey,  Central  City. 
Corp.  C.  C.  Donovan,  Berthoud. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  H.  E.  Duling,  Delta. 
Pvt.  E.  C.  Evans,  Longmont. 
Pvt.   Chris  Faletti,   Marble. 
Wag.  G.  K.   Finton,  Platville. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.   R.   D.  Goddard,  Holyoke. 
Wag.  J.  J.  Hart,  Briggsdale. 
Wag.  E.  L.  Harney,  Swallows. 
Wag.   L.  E.  Hainline,  Penrose. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  C.  Janoski,  Pueblo. 
Wag.   Bartlett  McBride,   Swallows. 
Corp.   Ralph   McQueary,   Cranby. 
Mus.  2d  CI.  E.  C.  Miles,  Montrose. 
Sgt.  G.   S.  Smelzer,  Julesburg. 
Wag.  W.  O.  Ziege,  Central  City. 

Connecticut 
Asst.    Band   Leader   Leo   Troostwyk,  New 
Haven. 

District  of  Columbia 
Sgt.  Tracy  R.   Cobb,  Washington. 
Pvt.  Emile  E.  Mori,  Washington. 

Florida 
1st  Lieut.  J.  P.  Dodge,  St.  Augustine. 
Pvt.  Jasper   Davis,   Sanderson. 
Pvt.  A.  D.  Henderson,  Bartow. 
Sgt.   L.   C.  Shepherd,  Mt.  Pleasant. 
Pvt.  J.  B.  Thomas,  Moultrie. 

Georgia 

1st  Lieut.   Maitland   Soloman,  Macon. 
Pvt.  O.  E.  Goss,  McRae. 


Idaho 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  A.  Carson,  Mullan. 

Illinois 
1st  Lieut.  H.  C.  Bennett,  Geneva. 
Mech.  H.  N.  Arnold,  East  St.  Louis. 
Pvt.  F.  L.  Blum,  Mascoutsh. 
Pvt.   H.   O.   Cook,  Murphysboro. 
Pvt.  O.  H.  Ebel,  Bellevue. 
Pvt.  Henry  Elfgen,  Alton. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  H.  M.  Foiles,  Upper  Alton. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  H.  T.  Fox,  Murphysboro. 
Pvt.  Elsworth  Hung,  East  Alton. 
Band  Leader  J.  O.  Kozak,  Chicago. 
Pvt.  B.  W.  Simon,  Alton. 
Pvt.  E.  R.  Vogt,  Effingham. 

Indiana 
Corp.   N.  F.  Beck,  Kokomo. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  E.  Craven,  Charlestown. 
Pvt.  Joseph  Kozeski,  Indiana  Harbor. 
Pvt.  T.  A.  Ryan,  Peru. 
Pvt.   H.  M.   Singleton,  Kirklin. 
Pvt.  Oscar  St.  Clair,  Evansville. 

Iowa 
Corp.  F.  M.  Holt,  Van  Wert. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  G.  N.  Smith,  Marshaltown. 

Kansas 
Pvt.  Albert  Carlson,  Herndon. 
Corp.  I.  R.  Edwards,  Coldwater. 
Pvt.  George  Shandy,  Wakefield. 
Pvt.  John   Steele,   Scammon. 

Kentucky 
2d.  Lieut.  C.  R.  Dosker,  Louisville. 
2d  Lieut.  D.  T.  Roberts,  West  Point. 

Louisiana 
Capt.  Alfred  Grima,  New  Orleans. 
Capt.  N.  B.  Vairin,  New  Orleans. 
Capt.  G.  R.  Westfeldt,  New  Orleans. 


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Maine 

Capt.    Adelbert   F.   Williams,   Phippsburg. 
Pvt.  P.  H.  Newman,  Red  Beach. 
Pvt.  C.  A.  Smith,  Westbrook. 

Maryland 

1st  Lieut.  C.  E.  Mears,  Baltimore. 
Capt.  T.  L.  Spoon,  Baltimore. 
Pvt.  Frank  Martin,  Baltimore. 
Sgt.  H.  R.  Shriver,  Tarrytown. 

Massachusetts 
1st     Lieut.     Allan     W.     Douglas,     Canton 

(killed  in  action). 
2d.  Lieut.  E.  W.   Hinchcliffe,  Stoneham. 
Pvt.  David  Bressette,  Pittsfield. 
Pvt.  J.  H.  Doucette,  Quincy. 
Cook  J.  J.  Driscoll,  Southbridge. 
Pvt.  J.  F.  Duff,  Worcester. 
Pvt.  T.  J.  English,  Dorchester. 
Corp.  M.  J.  Foley,  Worcester. 
Pvt.  Ovid   Gagner,   North   Oxford. 
Pvt.  T.  F.  Kelley,  Caslyndale. 
Pvt.  Adam  Larocque,  North  Uxbridge. 
Pvt.  Prescott  Mayhew,  New  Bedford. 
Pvt.  E.  J.  O'Neal,  Boston. 


Pvt.  J.  G.  Burke,  Steelville. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  L.  Carter,  Bombon. 

Pvt.   Clark  Chapman,  Hoffln. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  S.  Clayton,  Mildred. 

Pvt.  Clem  Council,  Diehlstadt. 

Pvt.  R.  A.   Cunningham,  Dora. 

Corp.   William    Coughenour,   Marhsfield. 

Pvt.  C.  L.  Cox,  Redford. 

Pvt.  H.  D.  Craig,  Cook  Station. 

Pvt.    1st    CI.    C.    V.    Cummings,    Walnut 

Shade. 
Mech.  L.  E.  Cutts,  Winona. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  H.  W.  Debrock,  Leopold. 
Corp.  M.  K.  Dixon,  Cameron. 
Pvt.  H.  L.  Elkins,  Neelyville. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Eckle  Fulke,  Stulty. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  R.  L.  Giles,  Steelville. 
Corp.  Oscar  Goings,  Poplar  Bluff. 
Pvt.  R.  F.  Hall,  Keltner. 
Corp.  T.  L.  Kelly,  Steele. 
Pvt.  L.  H.  King,  Frederickstown. 
Pvt.  Zack  C.  Mason,  Springfield. 
Pvt.  L.  J.  Mullins,  Carruthersville. 
Pvt.  E.  T.  Parker,  Denver. 
Wag.  J.  O.  Payne,  Battlefield. 
Pvt.  P.  C.  Pry,  Poplar  Bluff. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  T.  Roe,  Zolma. 


Minnesota 
2d  Lieut.  R.  S.  Schmidt,  Minneapolis. 
Pvt.  LeRoy  Bjorz,  Garry. 
Pvt.  A.  J.  Fisher,  Minneapolis. 
Pvt.  W.  H.  Mullenmeister,  Fairbolt. 

Michigan 
2d  Lieut.  J.  F.  McManus,  Detroit. 
Capt.  Martin  Olthouse,  Grass  Lake. 
Pvt.  W.  H.  Phenix,  Lansing. 
Pvt.  Govert  Van  Herwyn,  Grand  Haven. 

Mississippi 
Pvt.  Raymond  Moore,  Durant. 
Mus.  1st  CI.  P.  W.  Moncrieff,  Columbus. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  A.  Sharp,  Corinth. 

Missouri 
Pvt.  Ted  Ashworth,  Steelville. 
Corp.  I.  M.  Baker,  Newburg. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  F.  Barry,  St.  Louis. 
Corp.  C.  H.  Bell,  Hatthews. 
Pvt.  W.  A.  Bell,  Rat. 
Pvt.   C.  B.  Brewer,  DiehlstadL 
Wag.  E.  N.  Brown,  Bogelton. 


Nebraska 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  A.  Abboud,  Omaha. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  E.  Bylund,  Omaha. 
Pvt.  Julius  Stigge,  Omaha. 

New  Hampshire 
Pvt.  J.  A.  Dorgan,  Franklin. 

New  Jersey 

2d  Lieut.  Kip  I.  Chase,  Orange. 
2d  Lieut.  E.  M.  Hedden,  Newark. 
1st  Lieut.  W.  O.  Hughes,  Passaic. 
1st  Lieut.  L.  M.  Smith,  East  Orange. 
Pvt.   1st  CI.   Andrew   Baum,  Paterson. 
Mech.  N.  M.  Corson,  Cedarville. 
Pvt.  O.  E.  Johnson,  Paterson. 
Pvt.   Neal   McLaughlin,   Camden. 
Pvt.  Alfred  Merrier,  Elizabeth. 
Pvt.  John   Pritchard,  Little   Falls. 
Pvt.  Ernest  Rosso,  Paterson. 
Pvt.  Alphonse  Stoeckel,  Newai'k. 

New  Mexico 
Pvt.  F.  J.  Brown,  Galup. 


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New  York 
2d  Lieut.  Carl  Ahlers,  Long  Island,  N.  Y. 
1st  Lieut.  Urban  E.  Bowes,  Syracuse. 
2d  Lieut.  George  W.  Cobb,  Jr.,  New  York 

City. 
1st   Lieut.  William   Friedman,   New  York 

City. 
2d  Lieut.  H.  T.  Hand,  New  York  City. 
1st  Lieut.  Joseph  Lonergon,  Tully. 
1st  Lieut.  C.  H.  Wood,  New  York  City. 
Pvt.  J.  E.  Bauer,  Masbeth,  L.  I. 
Pvt.  J.  J.  Byrne,  Brooklyn. 
Pvt.  Carmina  Cassetta,  South  Waverly. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  A.  Chase,  New  York. 
Corp.  E.  W.  Knapp,  Albany. 
Pvt.  C.  R.  Lindner,  New  York. 
Pvt.  E.  J.  McCafferey,  New  York. 
Pvt.  Thomas  Maroney,  New  York. 
Pvt.  Dudley  Rogers,  Watkins. 
Pvt.  G.  D.  Sizemore,  New  York. 
Bug.  T.  A.  Vincent,   Brooklyn. 

Ohio 
2d  Lieut.  E.  J.   Higgins,   Croton. 
Pvt.   Wince   H.   Butcher,  Portsmouth. 
Pvt.  Alonzo  Carpenter,  Bevan. 
Pvt.  D.  C.  Fling,  Haydenville. 
Pvt.  E.  A.  Harris,  Shawnee. 
Pvt.   Geo.   Hendricks,  Columbus. 
Pvt.   Simon   Hendricks,   Newport. 
Pvt.  A.  J.  Marquis,  Cleveland. 
Pvt.   C.  A.   Murray,   Glouster. 
Pvt.  J.  L.  Richards,  Glouster. 
Pvt.  William  Swank,  Columbus. 
Pvt.  S.  S.  Thomas,  Mansfield. 
Pvt.  L.  C.   Treisch,  Lexington. 

Oklahoma 
Corp.   F.  E.  Corlee,  El  Reno. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Tolbert  Hall,  Salina. 
Pvt.    1st   CI.    A.    L.    Mahaffay,    Oklahoma 

City. 
Pvt.   Fred   Markham,   Broken   Arrow. 
Pvt.  T.  K.  Newby,  Row. 

Pennsylvania 
2d  Lieut.  J.  C.  Lingle,  Middletown. 
2d  Lieut.  A.  H.  Stackpole,  Harrisburg. 
2d  Lieut.  I.  S.  Suplee,  Pittsburgh. 
Pvt.  E.  M.  Beam,  Shermansville. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Ray  Bollinger,  Three  Springs. 
Pvt.  C.  0.  Cline,  Leecheburg. 
Pvt.  John  Celbusky,  Forest  City. 
Pvt.  E.  E.  Clark,  Gratz. 


Pvt.  C.  B.  Cupp,  Newberry. 

Pvt.   H.   V.   Doyle,   Locust  Gap. 

Pvt.  Archie   English,  Couton. 

Mech.  L.  B.  Ensminger,  Faltz. 

Pvt.  E.  J.  Erwine,  Allentown. 

Pvt.  J.  B.  Filento,  Pittsburgh. 

Pvt.  W.  M.  Heiss,  Dallastown. 

Pvt.  J.  J.  Healy,  Philadelphia. 

Pvt.  C.  R.  Hutchinson,  Altoona. 

Pvt.  E.  J.  Hoffman,  Ashland. 

Pvt.  H.  E.  Klucker,  Carlisle. 

Pvt.  D.   C.  Krepps,  Lewiston. 

Pvt.  J.  S.  Lehman,  Lebanon. 

Pvt.  Amos  McCarty,  Wilkes-Barre. 

Pvt.   R.  W.   McKinney,  Newberry. 

Pvt.  J.   M.   McNicholes,   Philadelphia. 

Pvt.  R.  C.  Markey,  Red  Lion. 

Pvt.  T.  A.  Mueller,  Pittsburgh. 

Pvt.  William  Myers,  Philadelphia. 

Pvt.  J.  H.  Nickle,  Newville. 

Pvt.  F.  A.  Pantle,  Scranton. 

Pvt.  Walter  Pierce,   Scranton. 

Pvt.  John  Polla,  Mt.  Carmel. 

Pvt.  W.  J.  Rohloff,  Whitehaven. 

Pvt.  P.  M.  Rohrbaugh,  Fairfield. 

Pvt.  W.  F.  Ryan,  Wilkes-Barre. 

Pvt.  Paris  Stambaugh,  Farmers. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  R.  P.  Sauerman,  Lehighten. 

Pvt.  W.  B.  Schamberg,  Scranton. 

Pvt.  G.  W.  Schmeltz,  Sacremento. 

Pvt.  M.  J.  Secula,  Port  Griffith. 

Pvt.   Frederick   Steinbach,  Philadelphia. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  F.  B.  Tomkinson,  Philadelphia. 

Pvt.  Albert  Van  Pelt,  Gibraltar. 

Pvt.  H.  A.  Waggoner,  Mechanicsburg. 

Pvt.   G.   F.  Walters,  Philadelphia. 

Pvt.  Robert  Wardlow,  Avoca. 

Pvt.  Andrew  Weber,  Pittsburgh. 

Pvt.  E.  E.  Wolfe,  Wilkes-Barre. 

Pvt.  F.  J.  Yesalewich,  Mt.  Carmel. 

Pvt.  G.  W.  Yoselwitz,  Stulton. 

Pvt.  Anthony  Zabagalski,   Nanticoke. 

Corp.  J.  H.  Zeigler,  Rowenna. 

Rhode  Island 

2d   Lieut.   Frank   C.   P.   Drummond,   Paw- 
tucket. 

South  Carolina 
1st  Lieut.  M.  S.  Barnett,  Clover. 
2d  Lieut.  J.  P.  Bolt,  Anderson. 
2d  Lieut.  W.  T.  Chiles,  Bradley. 
Capt.  Park  B.  Smith,  Columbia. 
Wag.   Dolph   Allison,   Spartanburg. 


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Pvt.  I.  A.  Arowood,  Greenville. 

Hrshr.  Leonard  Austin,  Chester. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  W.  T.  Bailey,  Chester. 

Pvt.  W.  L.  Bryant,  Cheraw. 

Pvt.    E.   A.    Carroway,   Timmonsville. 

Pvt.  W.  H.  Courtney,  Florence. 

Pvt.   C.  A.   Cribb,  Hemingway. 

Mus.  1st  CI.  G.   C.  Crumpton,  Greenville. 

Pvt.  J.  I.  Derrick,  Columbia. 

Pvt.  W.  W.  Dixon,  Woodward. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  E.  Eddins,  Chesterfield. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  S.  Evans,  Whitmire. 

Pvt.  C.  H.  Frady,  Spartanburg. 

Corp.  G.  W.  Furquerson,  Greenwood. 

Pvt.  A.  T.  Gibson,  McColl. 

Pvt.  W.  H.  Head,  Crete. 

Pvt.  W.  L.  Haywood,  Chester. 

Pvt.   C.  G.  Hatch,  Dillon. 

Pvt.  Jesse  Harwood,  Bennetsville. 

Pvt.  John  Hanna,  Cheraw. 

Pvt.  Willie  Hughes,  Aynor. 

Pvt.  E.  R.  McCarrell,  Greenville. 

Pvt.  J.  H.  McClunney,  Lockhart. 

Pvt.  Otis  Mahaffey,  Chester. 

Pvt.  Torrence  Melton,  Chester. 

Corp.  T.  C.  O'Donnell,  Chester. 

Pvt.  E.  D.  Powell,  Columbia. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  M.  W.  Phillips,  Richburg. 

Pvt.  I.  T.  Pruitt,  Anderson. 

Sgt.  A.  K.  Quinn,  York. 

Pvt.  T.  M.  Robinston,  Chester. 

Sad.  A.  R.   Rivers,  Chesterfield. 

Pvt.  F.  A.  Roof,  Lewis'  Turnout. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  S.  T.  Russell,  Greenville. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  Wildas  Sadler.  Leesville. 

Pvt.  E.  L.  Smith,  Ruffin. 

Pvt.  Isaiah  Tarlton,  Chesterfield. 

Cook  T.  L.  Teal,  Lake  City. 

Pvt.  M.  E.  Thomas,  Hampton. 

Corp.  S.  K.  Walkup,  Lancaster. 

Pvt.  C.  W.  Wingree,  Chesterfield. 

Sgt.  F.  W.  Wood,  Columbia. 

Pvt.  H.  I.  Woodell,  Society  Hall. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  D.  R.  Woolard,  Andrews. 

Pvt.   Glover  Worthy,   Chester. 

Mech.  W.  W.  Wright,  Chester. 

South  Dakota 

Pvt.  J.  J.  Kuper,  Miller. 
Corp.  P.  O.  Nelson,  Witten. 
Wag.  G.  F.  Reber,  Phillip. 
Wag.  L.  R.   Seeman,  Broadland. 
Pvt.  T.  H.  Wilson,  Easly. 


Tennessee 
2d  Lieut.  R.  N.  Boswell,  Macon. 
2d  Lieut.  W.  A.  Crenshaw,  Memphis. 
Mech.  J.  W.  Allen,  Ashland  City. 
Pvt.  A.  J.  Baker,   Nashville. 
Pvt.  S.  B.  Bilderback,  Brighton. 
Pvt.   Luther   Breeden,   Sevierville. 
Cook  H.  H.  Brewer,  Buntyn. 
Pvt.  0.  R.  Caldwell,  White  Pine. 
Corp.  Ellis  Carlton,  Chapel   Hill. 
Pvt.  Albert  Cartwright,  Winchester. 
Pvt.   Elisha   Chandler,   Greenville. 
Pvt.  M.  G.  Chandler,  Greenville. 
Sgt.  M.  S.  Choate,  Williamsport. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  O.  L.  Clark,  Newport. 
Pvt.  G.  C.  Coffey,  Idol. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  A.  Coop,  Humboldt. 
Pvt.  W.  F.  Corbett,  White  Pine. 
Wag.  J.  F.  Crawford,  Memphis. 
Pvt.  B.  E.  Crocker,  South  Nashville. 
Pvt.  W.  E.  Crotzer,  Clarksville. 
Pvt.  G.  A.  Davis,  Morrison. 
Pvt.  R.  E.  Day,  Bemis. 
Bugler  F.  F.  Dickey,  Bartlett. 
Pvt.  J.  B.  Duke,  Nashville. 
Pvt.  H.  O.  Fuston,  Morrison. 
Sgt.  C.  A.  Foster,  Culleoha. 
Pvt.  Charlie  Fowler,  Flynnville. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Leonard  Frazier,  Newport. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  S.  E.  Gray,  Fayetteville. 
Pvt.  S.  L.  Hefner,  Columbia. 
Corp.  A.  G.  Heath,  Shelby ville. 
Pvt.  W.  T.  Hamilton,  Ramer. 
Pvt.  S.  F.  Hawkins,  Nashville. 
Pvt.  W.  H.  Hooks,  Marlow. 
Pvt.  J.  T.  Inman,  Morristown. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  T.  Jones,  Clarkesville. 
Pvt.  W.  B.  Kelton,  Christiana. 
Pvt.  Herbert  King,  Rockdale. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  L.  T.  Lambert,  Jackson. 
Sgt.  R.   E.  Leonard,   Greenville. 
Pvt.  John  McGaha,  Cosby. 
Pvt.  Eugene  McGan,  Memphis. 
Pvt.  J.  T.  Matheney,  Monterey. 
Pvt.  J.  E.  Matheney,  Monterey. 
Mech.  J.  H.  Minor,  Chattanooga. 
Pvt.  G.  E.  Moorehead,  Lynchburg. 
Wag.  Monroe  Morgan,   Greenville. 
Pvt.  H.  C.  Morris,  Tallahoma. 
Hrshr.  Lee  Moseley,  Franklin. 
Pvt.  H.  C.  Towry,  Taft. 
Cook  S.  G.  Murray,  Cleveland. 
Pvt.  Jim  Neal,  Strawberry  Plains. 
Pvt.  J.  F.  Overholster,  Low  Mountain. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  P.  Phillips,  Coldwater. 


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Pvt.  1st  CI.  A.  G.  Rice,  Greenville. 
Pvt.  William  Rush,  Hammon. 
Pvt.  Earley  Shelton,  Greenville. 
Pvt.  C.  J.  Shoults,  Memphis. 
Pvt.  J.  E.  Simpkins,  New  Market. 
Pvt.  C.  J.  Smith,  Pulaski. 
Pvt.  Will  Smith,  Toone. 
Pvt.  Willie  Stephens,  Halls. 
Pvt.   E.   T.   Stepp,   Corbandale. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  Irwin  Wallace,  Jackson. 
Corp.   Fred   Walker,   MeMinnville. 
Pvt.   Clarence  Wheeler,  Alamo. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  B.  R.  White,  Lebanon. 
Pvt.  Baxter  Wright,  Nashville. 
Pvt.  M.  H.  Young,  Memphis. 

Texas 
Pvt.  Loyd  Beard,  Venus. 
Pvt.  J.  L.  Berry,  Llano. 
Pvt.   Amond   Crocker,   Fearell. 
Corp.  Theodore  Dempsey,  Brady  City. 
Pvt.  H.  W.  McMillan,  Thurber. 
Pvt.  U.  L.  Miller,  Rankin. 
Pvt.  J.  J.  Norman,  Mt.  Calue. 

Utah 
Pvt.  E.  L.  Summers,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Virginia 
Capt.  R.  P.  Beaman,  Norfolk. 
Capt.  A.  W.  Horton,  Burkeville. 
Cook  J.  C.  Bennett,  Mouth  of  Wilson. 
Sgt.  K.  P.  Burger,  Natural  Bridge. 
Pvt.  1st  CI.  R.  W.  Martin,  Christie. 
Hrshr.   Charlie  Morefield,  Pilers   Creek. 
Pvt.  E.  B.  Owen,  Crystal  Hill. 


Pvt.  1st  CI.  J.  E.  Peele,  Clarksville. 

Pvt.  J.  B.  Parker,  Abington. 

Pvt.  R.  C.  Pittard,  Nelson. 

Sgt.  W.  N.  Reid,  Danville. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  C.  B.  Swindell,  Portsmouth. 

Pvt.  J.  J.  Tilley,  The  Hollows. 

Pvt.  W.  W.  Tilley,  The  Hollows. 

Pvt.  C.   H.  Touchstone,  Danville. 

West  Virginia 

1st  Lieut.  J.  W.  Moore,  Bluefield. 

Pvt.  1st  CI.  R.  B.  Hamilton,  Farmington. 

Wisconsin 

2d  Lieut.  E.  C.  Hamilton,  Marinette. 
1st  Lieut.  J.  G.  Hoffman,  Hartford. 
Corp.  J.  C.  Land,  Green  Bay. 

Foreign  Countries 

Pvt.      Alex      Bloomberg,      Roslep      Nocke 

Hoppsal,  Russia. 
Pvt.      Leno      Ceccarelli,      Corso      Vittario 

Emanule  No.  5,  Frosinone,  Italy. 
Pvt.    Ciancio    Giuseppe,    Rocco    Piomonte 

Dissomo,  Italy. 
Pvt.    Di    Fonzo    Gimi,    Scermi    Province, 

Dichieti,  Italy. 
Hrshr.        William        Hallgreen,       Lerum, 

Sweden. 
Pvt.  A.  G.  Marines,  Kok  Kone,  Greece. 
Pvt.  Nazzareno  Pallanta,  Rome,  Italy. 
Pvt.  O.  P.  Wright,  Three  Hills,  Canada. 
Interpreter  Marcel  Treille,  Alger.  Africa. 
Interpreter     Georges     Besson,     Saone     et 

Loire,  France. 


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